SpiceJet operated its first of nine charter flights to Kyrgyzstan on Thursday aimed at repatriation of a total 1,500 Indian students stranded there for more than two months. Thursday’s flight brought back 135 students from Bishkek to Varanasi. The airline will be operating more charter flights from Bishkek to various Indian cities in the coming days. “We are very grateful to Sonu Sood for arranging our return to India. Government sources said it arranged 90 chartered flights to bring back 15,000 students from Kyrgyzstan.

Source: The Hindu July 24, 2020 00:09 UTC