The US nationals were stranded here due to the countrywide lockdown imposed by the government to contain coronavirus.
All these people had gathered in Ludhiana from different cities of Punjab to eventually board a flight from Delhi. The people were taken to Delhi by the embassy officials in buses.
Operations of domestic and international flights were suspended by the central government last month in view of the situation arising out if the coronavirus crisis.
The Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday clarified that the government has not taken any decision as yet on the resumption of domestic or international flights.
The Ministry has advised the airlines to open their bookings only after the government's decision in this regard.
( With inputs from ANI )