Air India flies over one million passengers to safety of their homes
CHENNAI: Air India achieved a historic milestone of flying over one million passengers into and from the country ever since the Coronavirus-induced lockdown.
From the launch of Vande Bharat flights on May 7, Air India carried over one million passengers covering 74 destinations in 54 countries and operating 7,791 flights till date under Vande Bharat Mission and Air Transport Bubble arrangements, said a statement. Going by the sheer number of passengers and number of countries covered, this is one of the biggest evacuation exercise by any civil airline. A further 1,600 flights are planned till December.
