Operation Ganga ramps up as NGO helps evacuate students from Ukraine
More private Indian airlines join Operation Ganga as Sewa International helps assist stranded Indian students to travel to the Ukrainian border.
With the conflict in Ukraine escalating, more Indian airlines have joined the evacuations efforts to repatriate the Indian students stranded in the country. Private carriers such as Spice Jet and IndiGo will be operating flights under Operation Ganga to expedite the Government’s evacuation efforts.
Eighth #OperationGanga flight leaves from Budapest for New Delhi with 216 Indian nationals.
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) February 28, 2022
Our endeavor for everyone’s safe return continues. https://t.co/aUclKB8MJF
Tata Group-owned Air India has to date evacuated nearly 1400 Indian nationals in six special flights since the evacuation operations began. However with over 12,000 Indian nationals still caught in war-torn Ukraine, several private Indian airlines have stepped up to assist with the evacuation.