Air Indias second flight carrying 250 Indian evacuees from Ukraine lands in Delhi
New Delhi Feb 27 PTI Air Indias second evacuation flight from Romanian capital Bucharest carrying 250 Indian nationals who were stranded in Ukraine landed at the Delhi airport in the early hours of Sunday government officials saidCivil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia welcomed the evacuees at the airport by handing out roses to themIndia on Saturday began the evacuation of its stranded citizens amid the Russian military offensive in Ukraine with the first evacuation flight AI1944 bringing back 219 people from Bucharest to Mumbai in the eveningThe second evacuation flight AI1942 carrying 250 Indian citizens landed at the Delhi airport around 245 am on Sunday the officials saidAir Indias third evacuation flight AI1940 which will depart from Hungarian capital Budapest is also scheduled to return with evacuees to Delhi on Sunday they saidThe Ukrainian airspace has been closed for civil aircraft operations since February 24 morning when the Russian military offensive began Therefore the Indian evacuation flights are operating out of Bucharest and BudapestIndian nationals who reached the Ukraine-Romania border and Ukraine-Hungary border were taken to Bucharest and Budapest respectively by road with the assistance of Indian government officials so that they could be evacuated in these Air India flights the officials saidThe government is not charging the rescued citizens for the evacuation flights they saidAir India shared on Twitter photos of Scindia receiving the evacuees at the airportAviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia receiving the Indian nationals who were flown back to Delhi from Bucharest by AI 1942 on February 27 early morning operated to evacuate Indians stranded at war-ravaged Ukraine the airline saidForeign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla had said on February 24 that around 16000 Indians mainly students were stranded in UkraineThe Indian Embassy in Ukraine said on Twitter on Saturday that Indian citizens in Ukraine should not move to any of the border posts without prior coordination with the Indian government officials there using the helpline numbersThe situation at various border checkpoints is sensitive and the Embassy is working continuously with our Embassies in our neighbouring countries for coordinated evacuation of our citizens it mentionedThe Indian Embassy in Ukraine said it is finding it increasingly difficult to help the crossing of those Indian nationals who are reaching border checkpoints without prior intimationIt said that staying in western cities of Ukraine with access to water food accommodation and basic amenities is relatively safer and advisable compared to reaching border checkpoints without being fully abreast of the situationAll those currently in the eastern sector are requested to continue to remain in their current places of residence until further instructions maintain calm and stay indoors or in shelters as much as possible with whatever food water and amenities available and remain patient it said PTI DSP DIV DIV
New Delhi Feb 27 PTI Air Indias second evacuation flight from Romanian capital Bucharest carrying 250 Indian nationals who were stranded in Ukraine landed at the Delhi airport in the early hours of Sunday government officials saidCivil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia welcomed the evacuees at the airport by handing out roses to themIndia on Saturday began the evacuation of its stranded citizens amid the Russian military offensive in Ukraine with the first evacuation flight AI1944 bringing back 219 people from Bucharest to Mumbai in the eveningThe second evacuation flight AI1942 carrying 250 Indian citizens landed at the Delhi airport around 245 am on Sunday the officials saidAir Indias third evacuation flight AI1940 which will depart from Hungarian capital Budapest is also scheduled to return with evacuees to Delhi on Sunday they saidThe Ukrainian airspace has been closed for civil aircraft operations since February 24 morning when the Russian military offensive began Therefore the Indian evacuation flights are operating out of Bucharest and BudapestIndian nationals who reached the Ukraine-Romania border and Ukraine-Hungary border were taken to Bucharest and Budapest respectively by road with the assistance of Indian government officials so that they could be evacuated in these Air India flights the officials saidThe government is not charging the rescued citizens for the evacuation flights they saidAir India shared on Twitter photos of Scindia receiving the evacuees at the airportAviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia receiving the Indian nationals who were flown back to Delhi from Bucharest by AI 1942 on February 27 early morning operated to evacuate Indians stranded at war-ravaged Ukraine the airline saidForeign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla had said on February 24 that around 16000 Indians mainly students were stranded in UkraineThe Indian Embassy in Ukraine said on Twitter on Saturday that Indian citizens in Ukraine should not move to any of the border posts without prior coordination with the Indian government officials there using the helpline numbersThe situation at various border checkpoints is sensitive and the Embassy is working continuously with our Embassies in our neighbouring countries for coordinated evacuation of our citizens it mentionedThe Indian Embassy in Ukraine said it is finding it increasingly difficult to help the crossing of those Indian nationals who are reaching border checkpoints without prior intimationIt said that staying in western cities of Ukraine with access to water food accommodation and basic amenities is relatively safer and advisable compared to reaching border checkpoints without being fully abreast of the situationAll those currently in the eastern sector are requested to continue to remain in their current places of residence until further instructions maintain calm and stay indoors or in shelters as much as possible with whatever food water and amenities available and remain patient it said PTI DSP DIV DIV
