By PTI Feb 23, 2022 8:26:40 AM IST (Published)
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Amid rising tensions between Ukraine and Russia, an Air India plane carrying around 240 Indians from Ukraine landed at the Delhi airport on Tuesday night.
An Air India plane carrying around 240 Indians from Ukraine landed at the Delhi airport on Tuesday night, amid rising tensions between the Eastern European nation and Russia.
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The flight AI 1946 landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport at around 11.40 pm. It took off from Boryspil International Airport in Kyiv at around 6 pm (Indian Standard Time).
Air India brings in 240 Indian nationals from #Ukraine.Here are few glimpses of the special flight AI1946 that landed at #DelhiAirport, 11:40 PM tonight (22-02-22).@airindiain#SpecialFlight #UkraineToDelhi #AirIndia pic.twitter.com/lONxaoMFbF
— Delhi Airport (@DelhiAirport) February 22, 2022
The airline operated a Boeing 787 aircraft, which had left for Ukraine in the morning.
Earlier in the day, Air India flight AI 1947 took off from the national capital at around 7.30 am and landed at Boryspil International Airport at around 3 pm (IST).
In a tweet at about 9.46 pm, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said around 250 Indians and students belonging to various states were returning from Ukraine to Delhi.
"More flights in the coming days to help Indians return," he said.
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