Kozhikode: A special aircraft of Saudia Airlines flew out about 140 Saudi nationals who have been stuck in Kerala and were unable to return due to the COVID-19 lockdown.

About 90 of them were re staying put at a premier hotel here, while the rest of them are convalescing after an Ayurveda treatment at a hospital in Malappuram district.

This is the fifth international flight that repatriated tourists from the southern state since international airports were closed on March 23 to contain the spread of COVID-19 disease.