Rescue flights from India to start this week

Special charter flights have been arranged by the government to bring stranded Britons home from India, starting on Wednesday.

The first flight to London will leave Goa on April 8 and there will be further flights from the coastal city to London on Friday and on Easter Sunday.

There will also be flights from Mumbai and from Delhi to London on April 9 and 11.

Passengers need to visit the websites in the highlighted links to register their details.

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office is asking them not to contact the High Commission directly to reserve a seat as it will not be able to take bookings.

These flights are for UK travellers who normally reside in the UK and their direct dependants. No-one displaying coronavirus symptoms will be allowed to travel.