U.S., July 18 -- Since the onset of the COVID-19 coronavirus, hundreds of thousands of Indians have been stranded in various locations around the globe due to geographical lockdowns. As of a few days ago, under India's Vande Bharat Mission , Air India has repatriated many of those long-stranded citizens. The Chairman and Managing Director of Air India, Rajiv Bansal, confirmed this saying, "As on July 13, Air India and Air India Express operated 1,103 flights, bringing back 208,000 Indians under the Vande Bharat Mission."

This is also major victory for India travel agents and members of the Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) and other associations who have been urging Air India and the Ministry of Civil Aviation of the Government o...