Mangaluru : After lockdown the second special flight to Mangaluru from United Arab Emirates (Dubai) landed at Mangaluru International Airport with 178 passengers on Monday, May 18 at 7.45 pm.

Air India flight with 99 male, 67 female, 11 children and one infant, landed at the airport.

Money transfer, SIM distribution, ration kit distribution and food arrangement was done for the passengers at the airport. After completing the formalities, including immigration check and filling the self-declaration form, the passengers were screened and tested to ensure they were asymptomatic and free from the Covid-19 virus.

Bus facility was arranged to take the returnees for the 14-day institutional quarantine in hotels and other places in the coastal city. Swab samples of the returnees will be collected on Tuesday, May 19.

Passengers will also be asked to download the mandatory Quarantine app, the Aroygya Sethu app and Apthamitra app before leaving the airport for contact tracing later.

Deputy commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh, police commissioner Dr P S Harsha, airport director V V Rao, additional deputy commissioner M J Roopa, IAS officer Rahul Shinde, district health officer Dr Ramachandra Bayari and senior officials of health department were present.