New Delhi: Complaints have been raised that the special flight service to repatriate Indians from conflict-torn Ukraine is inadequate. There are more than 20,000 Indian students studying in various universities across the country. Most of them are Malayalees. Air India currently operates three airlines. The first flight with 241 students arrived in Delhi on Tuesday night. The second plane is still in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev; And the third flight on the 26th.
The Indian embassy has repeatedly asked students to leave the country for the time being for security reasons, but the students pointed out that they are not taking steps to arrange adequate air services. At the behest of the embassy, a private travel agency in Ukraine has arranged a few chartered flights to Delhi. With thousands waiting to return home, students said they would have to wait weeks to get tickets if the number of flights was not increased.
Conflict on the border has not spread to the interior. Students said life in cities was normal. At the same time, the mission to bring back Indians will continue, said Union Minister V.S. Muraleedharan said. Flights will be dispatched as required.
English Summary: Ukraine crisis: Malayali students ask for flight service