Dubai: Scores of people who aspired to fly back home in India are dejected after the India’s Civil Aviation Ministry denied approvals for community organisations chartering UAE airlines to reptariate stranded Indians.
Speaking to Gulf News on Saturday, representatives of different community groups confirmed that the repatriation flights that they had chartered with UAE airlines stood cancelled since Friday.
They said that the final approval from the Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has been denied. They had received appprovals from the respective state governments and the Indian missions from the UAE.
However, the Indian Missions in the UAE has responded to several media stating that they have not received any official communication in this regard.
Meanwhile, a section of Indian media has claimed that India has stopped allowing UAE airlines to operate the repatriation flights after UAE put curbs on carrying passengers from India to the UAE on Indian airlines.
According to sources, about 70 per cent of the chartered services for Indian repatriation have been operated by UAE airlines.
The move has left thousands of people in lurch as food, accomodation and livelihood has become a major cause of concern for them amidst the pandemic.
