Keralites in Saudi seek affordable chartered flights amid Gulf crisis
Malayali expatriates in Saudi Arabia are requesting the Kerala government to arrange affordable chartered flights due to the escalating conflict in the Gulf. The community is also seeking support for travel, legal assistance, and emergency welfare.
Why it matters
This underscores the vulnerability of migrant workers during regional geopolitical crises and the role of state governments in expatriate welfare.
Keralites in Saudi seek affordable chartered flights amid Gulf crisis THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The Malayali diaspora in Saudi Arabia has sought the State government’s intervention to arrange chartered flight services between Saudi Arabia and Keralam at affordable rates amid the escalating conflict in the Gulf region. They have submitted a proposal to this effect, along with other demands, to the State government following a meeting to discuss the challenges faced by Keralite expatriates in Saudi Arabia amid the conflict. An online meeting convened under the aegis of NoRKA-Roots, the field agency of the Department of Non-Resident Keralites Affairs (NORKA), with representatives of various Malayali organisations in Saudi Arabia consolidated the demands of expatriates and submitted them to the State government for further action.
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