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Air India Rescue Flight Returns As Ukraine Shuts Airspace: Russia-Ukraine Crisis

An Air India rescue flight enroute to Ukraine's capital had to return mid air to India, on February 24. Reportedly, the Ukraine Government issued orders, shutting Kyiv airspace for civil aircrafts, informed Central Government. The Air India flight AI 1947, took off from IGIA, Delhi, which is returning from Iranian airspace. Notably, this was the second rescue flight. The first one successfully brought 242 Indians from Ukraine.

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 - 03:30 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Civil aircraft, Indian government, Russia-Ukraine, Ukraine airspace, India-Ukraine flight

Courtesy: Hindustan Times