Video / GettyPushpinder Singh is thanking his lucky stars for taking advantage of a small window to leave Covid-ravaged India and fly to New Zealand. As a New Zealand citizen, Indian-born Singh was able to board a flight in New Delhi on May 1, three days after the New Zealand Government lifted a ban on returning citizens from high-risk countries like India. Before he left Covid-ravaged New Delhi, Pushpinder Singh advised his parents to stay indoors. Singh said the window to leave India was very small, very high risk and very expensive, saying the route between India and New Zealand is now closed. He contacted the airline Emirates and was told of the New Zealand travel ban from India, but when that ban was lifted, the UAE extended a ban on India and his flight home was cancelled.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 03, 2021 06:08 UTC