'I’m really shattered – emotionally I’m feeling very distressed – it is very stressful.'
Australian resident Saakshi Nikhanj, 34, is living in lockdown in the Indian city of Chandigarh with her one-year-old son.
Saakshi Nikhanj is concerned plans to reduce the number of international flights could further delay her return to Australia.“I’m really shattered – emotionally I’m feeling very distressed – it is very stressful,” she told SBS News. Four flights from Delhi to Melbourne - re-scheduled for 15, 17, 18 and 19 July - will not carry passengers into Australia.
Australian resident Rajveer Kaur, who is in India with her husband and six-year-old son, has also had her flight to Melbourne cancelled."It’s hopelessness. Our life is in limbo, we don’t know where to go,” she told SBS News.Flight numbers were drastically slashed due to a travel ban put in place back in March.
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