An Air India plane, carrying about 300 stranded passengers from strife-torn Egypt, landed at the CST Airport in Mumbai today afternoon. The Boeing 747-800 was flown to Cairo on Sunday as a special measure to airlift the Indians stranded there amidst nationwide unrest against the Egyptian government. Airport sources said that Air India has also decided to send its Mumbai-Jeddah flight further to Cairo this evening to pick up more Indians stuck in the Egyptian capital that has been rocked by violent protests for a week now. According to Air India sources the 747-800 Boeing aircraft, which has a capacity of 423 passengers, took off from Cairo at about 10 pm yesterday for Mumbai. According to current estimates, there are about 600 Indians, including tourists, who are to be transported back to India.
News On AIR | January 31, 2011 5:22 PM
AI flight brings back Indians from Cairo