Ukraine crisis: SpiceJet sends plane to Slovakia to evacuate stranded Indians
SpiceJet on Tuesday afternoon sent a plane to Kosice in Slovakia to evacuate Indians stranded in Ukraine due to the Russian military offensive. Slovakia shares land border with Ukraine on the western side.
Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju is travelling on SpiceJet’s special flight to Slovakia as a Special Envoy of the Indian Government to oversee the evacuation, SpiceJet said in a statement.
“The aircraft will fly to Kosice in Slovakia from Delhi and the return flight will operate via Kutaisi, Georgia,” it said.
The Kosice flight depart from Delhi at 4 pm on Tuesday, the airline said.
