Thursday, April 16, 2020

Ahmedabad: Two relief flights for US citizens depart from SVPI Airport

Ahmedabad: State-owned carrier, Air India, on Wednesday operated two relief flights from Ahmedabad to Mumbai to facilitate travel for American citizens, who were stranded in Gujarat. The airline facilitated the travel of some 161 US citizens along with five infants via two flights from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) airport in Ahmedabad.

Air India flight AI-1632 departed at 4.30pm from the city airport and ferried some 71 passengers and two infants. On the other hand, AI-1634 departed from the city airport at 4.45pm and transported 90 passengers and three infants. Sources confirmed that these passengers will be connected to Atlanta, USA, via a special aircraft by Delta Air, which will depart from Mumbai.

These two flights are in addition to the relief flight of British Airways, BA-0117C, which also departed from the city airport around 3.30pm on Wednesday, to transport at least 240 British citizens from Ahmedabad to London.

16/04/20 Kapil Dave/Times of India

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