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India imposed a ban on the 25. March and the UK's first repatriation flight departed Two Weeks later,

British tourists return from India , they called chaotic The British government's response "" and "embarrassing".

Some said it took hours to reach everyone by phone, the communication was confusing, and The British authorities were "incompetent and insensitive".

A man said still in India , he was told, he was taken on a flight out but found later that This Was a mistake.

That said, The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), the repatriation was a "large and complex operation".

'No help'

Andy Hadfield, 56, from Derbyshire, who came to India for a two-month holiday, back from Goa on Sunday, three weeks later than planned.

He Said He had already cancelled his scheduled flight Home , before India , the block was first announced on 25 March, And Then spent hours waiting on The Phone . But He Said if he was offered by The British official he was "no help whatsoever".

Andy Hadfield said he felt the FCO was "incompetent and insensitive"

Describes his attempts to get a flight Home , He Said : "you pay £681, and get Nothing - it just says you're on a list, but there is no confirmation for a flight.

"The Germans, the Belgians, the Italians were flown in all. It was embarrassing; all of our government felt that simply don't care. "

He Said that if the aircraft landed with More Than 300 people, the passengers, were told, if necessary, to get Home by Public Transport or you have to pick up someone.

"It's chaotic," He Said .

'sleep'

Chandni Ladwa, 37, came back to Leicester from the Gujarat region, on Monday. You said you flew in early March, before it was clear how serious The Situation would be and if the FCO said, traveling to India , it was ok.

She Said she found out she had a space on a return flight The Day before she had left, and to argue with The Transport company of the FCO was "hours and hours" in The Middle of The Night to ensure they would to The Airport The Next day.

Miss Ladwa said The Company said it had not been given their details by the Federal cartel office. She Said that the taxi arrived The Next morning, but Three Hours late.

"It's a four-letter word for what I think the reaction of the government, she told The Bbc . "It was just nobody to talk to. "

Chandni Ladwa said, there are still people "in the know, it is not the Last Flight , of the know whether you're for it"

Amrik Mahil, 68, from Nottingham, is still in the Punjab Region, but was hoping to get a flight on Thursday, because after that his medication would run out for a blood clot.

He was told in India since February and he has not left The House , he has to stay for a month, there were reports of raids on people the initial break lock.

Mr Mahil said he would to The Airport and the First Flight but was told later that was a mistake.

He added: "I didn't sleep That Night . The government needs to pull their finger and get the people Home . "

Amrik Mahil said he was able to leave The House in four weeks

said The German Federal cartel office, it'll be around 5,000 British citizens from India have repatriated until next week. But it estimates there were up to 20,000 in the country want to come Home to when the lockout was first declared on 25 March.

A spokeswoman said, it will keep all updated through Social Media and has capacity tripled its call Center.

she added: "We will do what we can. This is a large and complex operation, the move also includes the cooperation with The Indian government to the people, in India . "

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