Air India’s special flight left for Ukraine this morning to bring back Indian nationals stranded in the former soviet state which has found itself in the middle of soaring tensions between Russia and the West. The Dreamliner B-787 aircraft, with a capacity of over 200 seats, has been deployed for the special operation, news agency ANI reported. It will land in Delhi tonight.
A day after the Indian government removed restrictions on the number of flights to and from Ukraine under the air bubble arrangement, Air India had on February 18 announced that it will operate three Vande Bharat Mission (VBM) flights between India and Ukraine this month. These were scheduled for February 22, 24 and 26. The flights will operate to and from Boryspil International Airport, Ukraine’s largest airport.
With inputs from NDTV