TIWN
New Delhi, Feb 27 (TIWN) Airline major Air India's will operate more flights to Romania and Hungary to bring back stranded Indians, heading to these countries from war-torn Ukraine.
The airline operated a direct flight from New Delhi to Bucharest on early Sunday morning, while another one departed for the Romanian capital the afternoon.
Besides, the airline will operate one flight from New Delhi to Budapest in the evening.
These flights are operated as special government charters to bring back stranded Indians, who managed to find their way out of the hostilities between Russia and Ukraine.
On early Sunday morning, an Air India flight successfully brought back 250 Indian students from Bucharest.
On Saturday, AI's Bucharest to Mumbai flight with 219 passengers landed back at 7.50 p.m.
As Romania and Hungary share land borders with Ukraine, many Indian nationals, including students have made their way.
Air India operated two flights, one each from Delhi and Mumbai to Bucharest and Budapest as special government charter flights.
These flights have been mounted on Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft which have capacity of 254 passengers per plane.
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