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Second repatriation flight from India arrives, but questions remain about vulnerable, stranded Australians

Passengers disembarking a Qantas repatriation flight from India at RAAF Base Darwin in the Northern Territory.

Passengers disembarking a Qantas repatriation flight from India at RAAF Base Darwin in the Northern Territory. Source: AAP Image/Supplied by Royal Australian Air Force, Stewart Gould

After last week's controversial COVID tests that left the first flight half empty - this time the plane was full - with 165 people on board. But there are still more than 11 thousand Australian's stuck in India who want to come home.


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Presented by Essam Al-Ghalib

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After last week's controversial COVID tests that left the first flight half empty - this time the plane was full - with 165 people on board. But there are still more than 11 thousand Australian's stuck in India who want to come home.



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