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First planeload of stranded Aussies from India touches down in Darwin

THE first planeload of repatriated Australians from India has touched down at Darwin airport after flying in from New Delhi

First planeload of once-stranded Aussies from India arrives in Darwin

THE Qantas flight carrying stranded Aussies from India has landed in Darwin.

Flight QF112, carrying 183 Australians, landed on schedule at 9.44am.

Buses lined up near QF112 parked at Darwin airport ready to take the 183 passengers to the Howard Springs quarantine facility. Picture: Che Chorley
Buses lined up near QF112 parked at Darwin airport ready to take the 183 passengers to the Howard Springs quarantine facility. Picture: Che Chorley

The passengers will now be processed through the RAAF Base side of the Darwin International Airport and taken to the Howard Springs quarantine facility where they will quarantine for two weeks.

They will join 16a Australians who arrived in Howard Springs from London last week.

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The flight is the second of eight repatriation flights which will fly into Darwin as a part of deal between the Federal and Territory governments.

sarah.matthews@news.com.au

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