The first Air India flight from Kiev landed in Delhi around 11.30 p.m. on Tuesday, bringing back 254 passengers.
Air India has three flights for Ukraine this week, out of which the first flight took off from New Delhi’s International airport at 7.30 a.m. on Tuesday. The airline operated a Boeing Dreamliner with 254 seats, and the return flight was fully occupied, according to the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Air India has never before operated commercial flights to Ukraine. A flight each is also scheduled for February 24 and 26.
“Other Indian operators are expected to start their flight services depending on the demand from Ukraine,” a statement from the Ministry of Civil Aviation said.
