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Last Batch Of 185 Umrah Pilgrims From Jeddah Flown Back To Mumbai; Total 3,000 Evacuated From Saudi Arabia
Swarajya Staff
Mar 19, 2020, 10:16 AM | Updated 10:16 AM IST
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The last batch of Indian Umrah pilgrims were flown back to India on Wednesday (18 March), completing the total evacuation of over 3,000 pilgrims stranded in Saudi Arabia following the suspension of all flights due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the Indian Consulate General here said.
"With departure of 185 Indian Umrah pilgrims from Jeddah to Mumbai through a special Indigo aircraft at 1435 hrs today, the final phase of evacuation of 3,035 Indian Umrah pilgrims culminated today," the Indian Consulate General said in a post on its Facebook page.
With departure of 185 pilgrims from Jeddah to #Mumbai through a special Indigo aircraft, the final phase of evacuation of 3035 Indian pilgrims culminated today: Indian Consulate General in Jeddah(Saudi Arabia) #coronavirus #CoronaVirusUpdate #TV9News pic.twitter.com/Fhg9QulfP2
— Tv9 Gujarati (@tv9gujarati) March 18, 2020
It said while arrival of all Umrah pilgrims to Saudi Arabia has been suspended from 27 February, all international flights to the country were suspended from 15 March, and hence special flights had to be arranged for taking back the Indian pilgrims.
The pilgrims conveyed their thanks to the Indian Government for helping in their return home, the Consulate General said, and thanked all airlines, the Indian Civil Aviation Ministry and Saudi government officials for their timely support.
(With IANS Inputs)
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