[Watch] Second Flight Carrying 250 Indians From Ukraine Lands In Delhi, Third On Way

New Delhi: Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday welcomed the second group of 250 Indian nationals from Ukraine who arrived at the Delhi airport from Bucharest on a special Air India evacuation flight.

Scindia went inside the aircraft and handed them roses.

Union Minister @JM_Scindia and @MOS_MEA welcomed 250 Indians returning safely from #Ukraine on the @airindiain flight at the Delhi Airport.#OperationGanga #UkraineCrisis @IndiainUkraine,@dpradhanbjp,@AshwiniVaishnaw,@Bishweswar_Tudu,@DDOdiaNews pic.twitter.com/lCbZMxJoM2

— PIB in Odisha (@PIBBhubaneswar) February 27, 2022

#FlyAI: HMCA @JM_Scindia receiving the Indian nationals who were flown back to Delhi from Bucharest by AI 1942 on 27th Feb, '22 early morning, operated to evacuate Indians stranded at war-ravaged Ukraine. Thank you for guiding us on this mission @MoCA_GoI pic.twitter.com/y1DuYcjJTW

— Air India (@airindiain) February 26, 2022

On Saturday, Air India’s first evacuation flight, AI1944, brought back 219 Indian nationals, who were stranded in Ukraine, from Bucharest to Mumbai.

The second evacuation flight, AI1942, landed at the Delhi airport around 2.45 am on Sunday.

Air India’s third evacuation flight, AI1940, from Budapest is also scheduled to arrive in Delhi on Sunday.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar tweeted that the flight, carrying 240 Indian nationals, has already taken off from Budapest.

Third flight of #OperationGanga with 240 Indian nationals has taken off from Budapest for Delhi.

Köszönöm szépen FM Peter Szijjártó. pic.twitter.com/22EHK3RK3V

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) February 26, 2022