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NEW DELHI: A KLM flight from Amsterdam to New Delhi was turned around midair, an official and a passenger told AFP on Saturday, after apparent confusion about India’s coronavirus regulations.
The aircraft was told late Friday “to return to its point of departure due to operational reasons while it was still airborne,” the official told AFP without wishing to be identified. The Hindu daily reported that the aircraft had around 100 Indians on board who had started their journeys in the United States and Canada.Despite the bar on flights from Europe, the Indian foreign ministry gave clearance to the KLM flight because the passengers were only transiting through Amsterdam, according to the Hindu.
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