Air India fixed cost to repatriate mortal remains from Gulf

India’s national carrier Air India (AI) has announced a fixed cost of repatriation of mortal remains of Indian expatriates from the Gulf countries.

The new rates, as per the long-standing request of people here, will come into effect from Saturday, January 5 on all flights from the Gulf to all sectors across India.

The source added that Air India has fixed the freight charges in all the GCC countries. The cost of repatriation from Kuwait is at 175 Kuwaiti dinars, UAE at 1500 Dh, Saudi Arabia at 2,200 Saudi riyals, 2200 Qatari Riyal, 225 Bahraini Dinar for Bahrain and Oman to India is at 160 Omani riyals.

Earlier Air India used to charge based on the weight of the deceased individual. Several social workers in gulf countries protested this move and called the practice of weighing the dead bodies and fixing transportation rates 'per KG' of the weight as 'inhuman'.