Air India To Operate Three Flights To Ukraine To Bring Indians Home Amid Russian Invasion Fear

Tata Group operated airline company Air India has announced that it will operate three flights between India and Ukraine later this month.

Air India said that they are operating three flights between India and Ukraine (Boryspil International Airport) on 22,24 and 26 February and asked passengers to book seats.

The airlines company also informed that seats were available on these flights and that bookings can be made through Air India's Booking offices, Website, Call Centre and Authorised Travel Agents.

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The development comes a day after the Indian government removed restrictions on the number of flights to/from Ukraine under the air bubble arrangement.

Fears of Russian invasion

The former Soviet state has been on alert fearing invasion from neighbouring Russia which has massed troops, tanks and attack helicopters along its border.

Russia, however, said on Friday that it was withdrawing more tanks and other armoured vehicles from areas near Ukraine's border after its "scheduled exercises" raised concerns in the West.

On Wednesday, the Indian embassy in Ukraine had asked its citizens not to panic over reports of people not getting flight tickets.

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"Embassy of India has been receiving several appeals about non-availability of flights from Ukraine to India. In this regard, students are advised not to resort to panic, but book the earliest available and convenient flights to travel to India," the embassy had tweeted and added that more flights are being planned in the near future", including from Air India and Ukrainian International Airlines. However, it did not give more details on the number of flights and the dates then.

Earlier the embassy had advised Indian citizens, especially the students, to temporarily leave that country in view of the uncertainties of the current situation.

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