Air India flies foreign nationals to Frankfurt in five flights

German nationals, who were stranded at various places due to the coronavirus lockdown, board a special relief flight for Mumbai, at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Germans, comprising 19 females, 17 males and two infants left for Mumbai for their onward journey to Frankfurt in Germany. (Handout/PTI Photo)

Air India on Tuesday operated five chartered flights to Frankfurt carrying foreign nationals, mostly Germans, who were stranded in the country due to the nationwide lockdown, according to an airline spokesperson.

The five flights were operated with Mumbai and Delhi as the two hubs.

Out of them, four flights took off for Frankfurt from Mumbai and one from New Delhi, the spokesperson said.

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The four flights operated from Mumbai picked up foreign nationals from Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. People were also ferried from Mumbai.

The fifth flight picked up people from the national capital and Kolkata before flying to Frankfurt.

All the five services were operated with Air India's 256-seater Boeing 787-800 (Dreamliner) planes, the spokesperson said.

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"Rescue flight @airindiain 1570 from #Chennai to #Frankfurt operated with 160 stranded passengers on board, today. All precautions taken and facilities provided to ensure smooth travel amid #COVID19 restrictions," Chennai airport said in a tweet.

The country is under a 21-day nationwide lockdown to curb spreading of coronavirus infections.

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