IndiGo flights to evacuate Indians from Sudan

April 28, 2023 21:09

IndiGo on Friday became the first private airline to join the government's Operation Kaveri to bring back Indian nationals from civil war-torn Sudan.

"In order to support the repatriation efforts, IndiGo will operate chartered evacuation flights as part of Operation Kaveri being conducted by the Government of India, on April 28 and 30 from Jeddah to Delhi and Bengaluru respectively. The airline will be operating two flights, bringing over 450 Indian citizens back to their homeland over the weekend," IndiGo said in a statement.

"The airline is operating these flights with A321 aircraft. IndiGo is closely liaising with the government to offer support for more such evacuation flights," it added.

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