IndiGo operates charter flight to repatriate 212 Indians from Russia
Scheduled international passenger flights continue to remain suspended in India since March 23 amid the pandemic.
<p>IndiGo said on August 4 that it operated a passenger charter flight from Moscow to Amritsar to Kochi on Sunday, bringing back a total of 212 Indians from the Russian capital.<br /> </p>
IndiGo said on August 4 that it operated a passenger charter flight from Moscow to Amritsar to Kochi on Sunday, bringing back a total of 212 Indians from the Russian capital.
<p>"The passengers who were mostly students flew home by the chartered flight en route Moscow - Amritsar - Kochi with the assistance of Embassy of India in Moscow, Russia and Nixtour India Private Limited," the airline said, in a press release.</p>
"The passengers who were mostly students flew home by the chartered flight en route Moscow - Amritsar - Kochi with the assistance of Embassy of India in Moscow, Russia and Nixtour India Private Limited," the airline said, in a press release.
<p>Scheduled international passenger flights continue to remain suspended in India since March 23 amid the pandemic.</p>
Scheduled international passenger flights continue to remain suspended in India since March 23 amid the pandemic.
<p><br /> </p> <p>However, special international charter flights, permitted by the Indian aviation regulator DGCA, have been operating as usual.</p>
However, special international charter flights, permitted by the Indian aviation regulator DGCA, have been operating as usual.
<p> <br /> India resumed domestic passenger flights from May 25 after a gap of two months due to the pandemic. </p>
India resumed domestic passenger flights from May 25 after a gap of two months due to the pandemic.
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