IndiGo operates charter flight to repatriate 212 Indians from Russia

NEW DELHI: IndiGo said on Tuesday that it operated a passenger charter flight from

Moscow

to Amritsar to Kochi on Sunday, bringing back a total of 212 Indians from the Russian capital.



"The passengers who were mostly students flew home by the chartered flight en route Moscow - Amritsar - Kochi with the assistance of

Embassy of India

in Moscow,

Russia

and Nixtour India Private Limited," the airline said in a press release.

Scheduled international passenger flights continue to remain suspended in India since March 23 amid the

pandemic

. However, special international charter flights, permitted by the Indian aviation regulator DGCA, have been operating as usual.

India resumed domestic passenger flights from May 25 after a gap of two months due to the pandemic.