Air India will operate a special flight to Wuhan City on Friday to evacuate Indian nationals stranded at the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak that has triggered panic globally.
A special 423-seater Boeing 747 jet will depart from Delhi at 12.30 pm on Friday.
“The national carrier once again comes to the rescue – this time to evacuate Indians from Wuhan, the site of the outbreak of coronavirus. This mission begins today with a Jumbo 747 operating between Delhi and Wuhan,” Air India Chairman-cum-Managing Director Ashwani Lohani said here. The crew will include doctors and medical supplies with specific instructions to evacuate non-infected persons from the Chinese city.
