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We Wll Fly Flights Again Whenever Air Space Open, Says ScIndia After Ukraine Closes Airspace to Civilian Flights

An Air India aircraft flying to Ukraine to bring home Indians turned back for Delhi after Ukraine said it has closed its airspace amid Russian military operations in its eastern breakaway areas.

Published: February 24, 2022 5:59 PM IST

By India.com News Desk | Edited by Victor Dasgupta

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The Tata Group took over the operations of Air India on January 27. (File photo for representational purpose only)

Hours after an Air India aircraft flying to Ukraine to bring home Indians turned back for Delhi after Ukraine said it has closed its airspace amid Russian military operations in its eastern breakaway areas, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Union Minister for Civil Aviation assured that whenever the air-space will open, India will fly the flights again.

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“Flights were flown for Ukraine earlier. Today also flights were flown to Ukraine but after 3 hours when things started escalating those flights came back. Whenever the air-space will open, we’ll fly the flights again,” Scindia said.

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Published Date: February 24, 2022 5:59 PM IST