South Africans stranded in Mumbai arrive home

South Africans stranded in Mumbai arrive home

We have been following the story of Mark Getliffe and his partner who were among a group of South Africans stuck in Mumbai. They finally home.

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Mark and his partner Julian from the South Coast were stuck in Mumbai for about seven weeks. We caught up with him last week to find out if he was able to get a flight back home.

Thankfully, he was repatriated last week.

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He returned to SA on a flight from Mumbai to Johannesburg. The flight had about 280 passengers on board and they are currently being quarantined.

Find out how it feels to be back home on South African soil: 

These are a few images from his repatriation: 

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