Around 22,500 Indian nationals have returned from war-hit Ukraine to India from February 1 to March 11, 2022, Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Gen (Dr) VK Singh (Retd) said in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on Monday.
The minister informed that as many as 90 evacuation flights were operated under Operation Ganga, including 14 Indian Air Force flights. The government had coordinated with the Indian carriers for the operation of evacuation flights, he said.
The Government has coordinated with six private airlines, namely Air Asia, Air India, Air India Express, Go First, Indigo and Spicejet for evacuation of Indian nationals from countries adjoining Ukraine viz. Romania, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia under Operation Ganga, VK Singh said.
Air India and Air India Express together have operated 23 evacuation flights under Operation Ganga. The air fare for all the flights operated under Operation Ganga was borne entirely by the government, he further said.
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