Due to the cancellation of an Air Astana flight, according to the Russian Embassy in India, 34 Russian citizens were unable to return from New Delhi to Almaty for an extended period. Citing a source at the Indian capital's airport, RIA Novosti reports that all passengers have already returned. returned home.
"As of Tuesday morning, almost all Russian citizens on Air Astana's flights had left India. Some departed yesterday, and the remainder are expected to depart for Russia today," an airport source said.
As a reminder, on the night of February 26, the Indian Air Force struck militant camps in the areas of Balakot, Muzaffarabad, and Chakoti, all located in Kashmir. Meanwhile, the Pakistani army announced the downing of two Indian Air Force aircraft that violated Pakistani airspace over Kashmir.
Following the incident, airspace over both countries was closed, which came as a major surprise to both tour operators and airlines. Tour operators were forced to urgently change flight routes on some routes.
It should be added that due to the incident, many airlines made emergency landings at other airports to refuel, and some even turned back. For example, two Azur Air planes carrying Russian tourists headed for vacation in Thailand and Vietnam were urgently turned back toward Russia. iFly flights from Moscow to Phuket and back were delayed for almost a day due to the closure of airspace over Pakistan. Aeroflot rescheduled five flights scheduled for February 27 and 28.
Source: trn-news.ru