SpiceJet, AI, IndiGo operating evacuation flights for Indians in Ukraine
SpiceJet, Air India Express and IndiGo will operate special flights from Hungarian capital Budapest and Romania’s Bucharest on Monday and Tuesday to evacuate Indians stranded in Ukraine due to the Russian military offensive.
India on Saturday began the evacuation of its citizens from Romania and Hungary — countries sharing borders with Ukraine — as the Ukrainian airspace has been closed since February 24 when the military offensive began.
Tata Group-owned Air India has evacuated 1,396 Indian nationals in six evacuation flights till now.
Around 14,000 Indians, mainly college students, are currently stranded in Ukraine.
