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Coronavirus: Mercy flight out of India too expensive for some

08:50 am on 16 April 2020

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One New Zealander in India is considering turning down the offer of a government charter flight to get his family home because it would put him in too much debt.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters confirmed on Sunday the Government's in discussions to bring stranded Kiwis home from India.

Peters says a seat on the flights will be priced similarly to the one out of Peru, which cost more than $5000 per person. Jordan Bond reports.