<span style="color: #222222;">Air India will operate its next Vande Bharat flights to China on Guangzhou to Delhi sector on 23rd and 30th October 2020.<br />'' <br />'' This will be a big relief for Indian nationals stranded in China who want to return home due to compelling reasons.<br />'' <br />'' Indian embassy in Beijing in a notification on Tuesday has advised to register with the embassy or the consulates to avail any of these flights.<br />'' <br />'' This will also enable many stuck Indians to unite with their family members and to join back work in China.<br />'' <br />'' Travellers to both sides will have to follow extant quarantine requirements in respective countries.<br />'' <br />'' First Vande Bharat flight to China was operated on 20th June.<br />'' <br />'' </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Last month, China allowed entry of certain categories of foreigners which enabled Indian employees of multinational companies to return to china.<br />'' <br />'' However, China has not yet cleared the decks for entry of foreign students to China.<br />'' <br />'' Over 23000 Indian students are still waiting for their return to china. Indian Embassy in Beijing is in regular touch with relevant authorities in Govt of China.<br />'' <br />'' This is the 7th phase of Vande Bharat Mission which started on 1st October 2020.<br />'' <br />'' The Ministry of External Affairs in a statement said, as on 30 September, 16.45 lakh Indians have been repatriated through different modes of the Vande Bharat Mission.<br />'' <br />'' As of now, India has a bilateral 'air bubble' arrangement in place with 14 countries. </span><br />''