City
Epaper

AI brings back 263 Indians from Rome

By IANS | Updated: March 22, 2020 12:05 IST

National passenger carrier Air India on Sunday brought back 263 Ind from Rome.

Open in App

New Delhi, March 22 National passenger carrier Air India on Sunday brought back 263 Ind from Rome.

Accordingly, the national carrier had sent a Boeing 777 aircraft to Rome-Fiumicino International Airport in Italy on Saturday to bring back stranded Ind amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.

The national carrier's special ferry flight landed back at around 9.15 a.m. in New Delhi on Sunday morning.

As per a senior Air India official, the flight was operated on a Boeing 777 extended range (ER) aircraft.

Last week, Air India had sent an aircraft to Milan to bring back over 230 Indian stranded there.

The airline has already suspended operations on Delhi-Rome and Delhi-Milan routes till March 28.

( With inputs from IANS )

Tags: boeingNew DelhiRomeAir IndiaSeven hills
Open in App

Related Stories

National‘Harassing Crores for a Few’: Ex-CEC S.Y. Quraishi Criticises SIR Process at Lokmat National Conclave 2025

NationalLokmat National Conclave 2025: Manoj Jha Flags ‘Freebies Culture’, Says Elections Are No Longer Fair

Navi MumbaiNavi Mumbai International Airport: Indigo Launches New Flights to Goa, Vadodara, Coimbatore, and Chennai

InternationalAir India Flyer Held for Allegedly Harassing Flight Attendant on Dubai–Hyderabad Flight

NationalAirbus A320 Software Glitch: Air India, IndiGo Among 200 Flights Likely to Face Delays

National Realted Stories

NationalDrug supply chain largely curbed in Mizoram, full eradication still a challenge: CM Lalduhoma

NationalMaram Naga delegation meets Manipur Governor; seeks protection of ethnic, cultural heritage

NationalNational Herald case: ED challenges trial court relief to Sonia, Rahul

NationalChandrababu Naidu meets HM Amit Shah, discusses Andhra projects

NationalKarnataka Hate Speech Regulation Bill: Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje urges Governor to withhold assent