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<p>India is a priority for the UK Government and we have been working closely with
both airlines and the Government of India to ensure British travellers can return
home.</p><p>We have brought nearly 18,000 people back to the UK on 66 chartered flights
from India, including from New Delhi, Goa, Mumbai, and other areas of the Punjab,
Gujarat and West Bengal. These flights carried almost all of those in India who registered,
were eligible, and took up a flight when given the chance to do so. We estimate that
of these, over 8,000 people returned from the Punjab on 29 charter flights between
13 April and 4 June.</p><p>Since then, thousands of people, including British nationals,
have been able to make use of outbound legs of Air India's "Vande Bharat"
repatriation flights to return to the UK, as well as the increasing number of other
flight options out of the country. It is extremely difficult to be precise about numbers:
we do not require British travellers to register with us when they go overseas or
report their return to the UK via other means, while there were instances of multiple
registrations by the same individual and other who were not eligible.</p><p>We continue
to assess the need for any future flights and are in contact with airlines, the Indian
authorities, and other governments to maximise options for returning to the UK. For
any British travellers who are unable to do so, support is provided by our consular
teams in India.</p>
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