The Centre started the international flights under ‘Vande Bharat Mission’ on May 6 to help those stranded due to the novel coronavirus pandemic reach their destinations via international repatriation flights. According to the Civil Aviation Ministry, 1,894 repatriation flights were operated under the Vande Bharat Mission till July 6, carrying over 2.49 lakh passengers. Of these, 946 were inbound flights carrying 1,79,882 passengers and 948 were outbound flights with 69,931 fliers.