Operation Ganga: Seventh flight on way to Bucharest, to bring home 182 Indians
India has sent a seventh evacuation flight to bring back stranded nationals from war-torn Ukraine. An Air India Express aircraft departed from Mumbai at 1.50pm today, and is scheduled to land in Romania’s capital Bucharest at 6.15pm local time (9.45pm IST).
The flight is expected to repatriate as many as 182 Indian nationals. It will take off from Bucharest for the journey to India at 7.15pm local time (10.45pm IST), and arrive in Mumbai tomorrow (March 1) at 9.30am.
The evacuation flight has been sent as part of Operation Ganga, the Indian government’s mission to bring back its stranded nationals from Ukraine in the aftermath of Russia’s offensive in the east European nation. On Sunday, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) set up an independent Twitter handle and 24×7 control centres for the evacuation purpose.
