July 27, 2006
847 more evacuated by Air India
Eight Hundred and Forty Seven persons, including seven infants, were evacuated by Air India from Larnaca in Cyprus on its two flights operated on Monday, July 24, 2006.
While the first flight, which landed in Chennai at 1.30 a.m. on Tuesday carried 423 Indian nationals, the other flight which first landed in Delhi at 3.15 a.m. this morning, before proceeding to Mumbai, had 424 passengers including 38 Nepalese on board.
The number of persons evacuated on the four flights operated by Air India so far is 1,404 Indian nationals and 45 Nepalese.
A spokesman of Air India confirmed that more flights will be operated by the national carrier as and when more Indian nationals are available in Larnaca for being airlifted.