Vande Bharat flight brings back 180 Indians from Bahrain

An Air India flight under Vande Bharat Mission on Thursday brought back 180 stranded Indians from Bahrain.

Air India Express IX 1172 departed for Delhi earlier on Thursday with a total of 178 passengers and 2 infants on board, according to the Indian embassy in Bahrain.

'Vande Bharat' mission is a Government of India's initiative to bring home Indian nationals stranded in various parts of the world due to restrictions over air travel to contain Covid-19 spread.

A total of 1,65,375 people have returned, including 29,034 migrant workers under Vande Bharat Mission, said Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Anurag Srivastava on Thursday.

The exercise began on May 7 and its second phase started on May 16.

The third phase of the exercise began on June 11 and continue till June 30.

( With inputs from ANI )