Air India’s second evacuation flight from Romanian capital Bucharest carrying 250 Indian nationals who had been stranded in Ukraine landed on the Delhi airport within the early hours of Sunday, authorities officers mentioned.
India on Saturday started the evacuation of its stranded residents amid the Russian navy offensive in Ukraine, with the primary evacuation flight, AI1944, bringing again 219 folks from Bucharest to Mumbai within the night.
The second evacuation flight, AI1942, carrying 250 Indian residents landed on the Delhi airport round 2.45 am on Sunday, the officers mentioned.
Air India’s third evacuation flight, AI1940, which can depart from Hungarian capital Budapest, can also be scheduled to return with evacuees to Delhi on Sunday, they mentioned.
The Ukrainian airspace has been closed for civil plane operations since February 24 morning when the Russian navy offensive started. Therefore, the Indian evacuation flights are working out of Bucharest and Budapest.
Indian nationals who reached the Ukraine-Romania border and Ukraine-Hungary border have been taken to Bucharest and Budapest, respectively, by highway with the help of Indian authorities officers in order that they are often evacuated in these Air India flights, the officers mentioned.
The authorities will not be charging the rescued passengers for the evacuation flights, they mentioned.
,
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
