Libya grants landing OK till March 7

TheLibyan government has given landing clearance for two Air India planes per day from tomorrow for evacuation of Indian nationals, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said today.

He said two flights have been given clearance to operate by Libyan authorities for 10 days. He said the country has also requested the Libyan government to extend the flight clearance if the evacuation was not completed within the given time period.

India had already chartered ships to evacuate its nationals numbering about 18,000 in strife-torn Libya and they have set sail from Egypt.

India was also considering dispatching three warships including its largest amphibious vessel INS Jalashwa