<span style="color: #222222;">Five flights today took off from Gulf countries taking back nearly 900 distressed Indians home today. Two flights from Dubai, two from Kuwait and one from Jeddah.<br />''<br />''Nearly 900 distressed citizens took off from the Gulf countries for Delhi , Amritsar, Calicut , Ahmedabad and Kozhikode.<br />''There were two flights from Dubai going to Amritsar and Delhi, two from Kuwait leaving for Kozhikode and Ahmedabad and one flight from Jeddah to Calicut.<br />''<br />''The Dubai Delhi flight was full with about 245 people including close to 100 people who had lost their jobs , nearly 30 senior citizens, many stranded tourist, students and some pregnant women.<br />''Dubai Amritsar flight with about 178 on board also had a number of people who had lost their jobs , 31 cases of medical emergency , a number of stranded tourists and some senior citizens.<br />''At least six passengers who had been stranded at the Dubai airport for the last 56 days due to lockdown were also able to go back on these two special flights.<br />''The two flights from Dubai also carried mortal remains of six people back to India.<br />''Kuwait also sent back around 330 people to Ahmedabad and Kozhikode . While Jeddah sent back 147 stranded citizens back to Calicut.<br />''Priority was given  to workers in distress , elderly people, urgent medical cases,  pregnant women and others stranded in difficult situation. Only asymptomatic people were allowed to board.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports, the relief on the faces of each of the passengers boarding the flight today had hidden the pain that they had been experiencing for past so many days. Day 7 of the Vande Bharat Mission From Jeddah more than 145 passengers flew back to Calicut. From Kuwait 338 people went to Ahmedabad and Kozhikode. Dubai sent back more than 425 people to Delhi and Amritsar. <br />''<br />''The Dubai Delhi flight was full with about 245 people including close to 100 people who had lost their jobs , nearly 30 senior citizens, many stranded tourist, students and some pregnant women. Dubai Amritsar flight with about 178 on board also had a number of people who had lost their jobs , 31 cases of medical emergency , a number of stranded tourists and some elderly. At least six passengers who were stranded at the Dubai airport for the last 56 days due to lockdown were also able to go back on these two special flights.<br />''The two flights from Dubai also carried mortal remains of six people back to India.</span>