A French man has documented his repatriation flight from Kolkata, India, to Frankfurt, Germany and then his 15-hour hitchhiking journey to his hometown in France during the COVID-19 pandemic.

David, who was travelling around India when the country went into lockdown, films his entrance onto the plane as he is greeted by the cabin crew wearing protective gear.

After landing in Frankfurt, the filmer records the deserted airport and shows the number of cancelled flights due to the pandemic before beginning on his hitchhiking.

David told Newsflare that he had to hitchhike 15 hours from Frankfurt to his hometown Valenciennes as all the trains were either cancelled or fully booked.

Boarding of a repatriation flight by Europeans in India, because of the COVID-19 coronavirus situation
This is one of the videos I filmed, I have the whole process recorded, from the registration at the consulate to the arrival back home, through the flight by itself, anyone interested, just ask

Repatriation flight from India to Europe: planed taking off, the crowds applauds, relieved to leave the country to go back home
Special flight from Kolkata to Frankfurt, organized by European consulates for their citizens to flee India amid COVID-19 fears, such as the state of the hospital system, but as well racism that some have been facing lately for being white and hence seen by some as carrying the coronavirus

The busiest airport in Germany, with around 200.000 passengers a day usually, is now almost empty due to the pandemic, basically just getting repatriation flights nowadays
This is one of the videos I filmed, I have the whole process recorded, from the registration at the consulate to the arrival back home, through the flight by itself, anyone interested, just ask

travelling Bangladesh to India
hitchhike from Frankfurt 11am yesterday to valenciennes, France 2:30am today (15hours) no trains