- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Air India also suspended its operations between Delhi and Tel Aviv till October 14 after violence erupted in the Middle East on October 7.
By: Shubham Ghosh
AIR India on Sunday (8) successfully evacuated its crew members and two airport managers from Tel Aviv in Israel after a deadly conflict between the Israeli forces and Hamas started, rocking the stability in the Middle East once again.
Sources told News18 that those evacuated included 10 crew members, comprising pilots and cabin crew.
Reports said they embarked on a flight to Addis Ababa via Ethiopian Airlines on their way back to India.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
Our flights to and from Tel Aviv will remain suspended till 14th October, 2023, for the safety of our passengers and crew. Air India will extend all possible support to passengers who have confirmed bookings on any flight during this period.
— Air India (@airindia) October 8, 2023
Air India also suspended its operations between Delhi and Tel Aviv till October 14 following Hamas’s attack on Israeli soil on Saturday (7), resulting in loss of several lives. Israel also retaliated in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza killing several.
“Our flights to and from Tel Aviv will remain suspended till 14th October, 2023, for the safety of our passengers and crew. Air India will extend all possible support to passengers who have confirmed bookings on any flight during this period,” an Air India spokesperson said.
Indian minister of state for external affairs V Muraleedharan on Sunday advised Indians in Israel to get in touch with the Indian embassy for any help.
Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, he appealed to Indians in Israel to stay in safe shelters and to abide by the advisory issued by the Indian ministry of external affairs.
