Air India pilot posts evacuation flight video of Indian students from war-torn Ukraine [Watch]
In the midst of ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, India has embarked on one of the largest evacuation processes as it has brought over 18,000 Indians back from the war-ravaged nation through special flights over the last one week.
Under the Operation Ganga, India is evacuating Indians through nations such as Romania, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Moldova. Not long ago, a video posted by an Air India pilot on Instagram has gone viral in which she is seen operating an evacuation flight from Budapest.
“A very proud moment for me as I got a chance to serve my nation. My entire crew and I safely evacuated 249 Indian students studying in Ukraine from Budapest airport in Hungary,” says the caption on the video.
The video was put out by Capt Shivani Kalra, a pilot with Air India. She has more than four lakh followers on Instagram. The video was shared six days back and it has more than 3.9 million views thus far.
“When duty calls. Successfully operated evacuation flight from Budapest for bringing back 249 Indian students under ‘Operation Ganga’. A very proud moment for me and the experience was one of its kind. Hope the war situation settles and the situation gets peaceful again,” the pilot captioned the video.
Watch the video below:
People expressed their respects and paid homage to the pilot for her work. They filled with comments section of the post with folded hands emoji.
“Respect for you and a salute,” commented an Instagram user. “Congratulations on your efforts,” said another. “God bless you ma’am,” posted a third.
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First published: 9 March 2022, 9:43 IST