Up as a lot as now 3 March 2026 at 15:18 IST
Air India’s particular flight AI916D safely landed in Delhi from Dubai with 149 passengers amid the ongoing Center East field. Earlier, 143 pilots and cabin crew had been flown motivate on AI918D in a coordinated evacuation effort.
Air India aircraft AI916D touchdown at Delhi airport after working particular Dubai to Delhi evacuation flight with 149 passengers | Image:
ANI
New Delhi: In a fundamental development amid the ongoing West Asia field, Air India on Tuesday welcomed passengers and crew getting back from Dubai onboard Flight at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.
This marked the first international arrival by an Indian carrier into the national capital on the unusual time, carrying 149 passengers and eight working crew participants, the airline stated.
Within the Air India Newsroom’s X put up, it stated, “We are happy to welcome our guests and crew from Dubai aboard flight AI916D. This is the first flight by an Indian carrier to arrive in New Delhi today with 149 passengers and 8 operating crew members onboard, amid the ongoing situation in the Middle East. “
The Airline expressed gratitude to its teams and authorities, citing, “A heartfelt thank you to our teams, the Government of India, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), and the local authorities in Dubai for their continued cooperation and for making this homecoming possible.”
Within the meantime, Dubai Airports confirmed that a restricted resumption of operations would open on the night of March 2 (Monday), with a tiny quantity of flights approved to operate from Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC).
With flights gradually taking to the skies every other time, normalcy is slowly returning to the UAE, and for the thousands of Indians appealing to get house, the wait is finally coming to an quit.
Alternatively, authorities entreated caution. Travellers had been urged no longer to proceed to DXB or DWC unless they’ve been contacted straight by their airline with a confirmed departure time.
Following the US-Israel strikes in opposition to Iran on February 28, Iran launched a wave of retaliatory attacks, the usage of drones and missiles focusing on a number of Arab international locations in the gap as a retaliatory action, which resulted in flight cancellations. (With ANI Inputs)
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