Lok Sabha Question No. 3461 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Evacuation from Ukraine
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Mala Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3461 (To be answered on the 24th March 2022)

## EVACUATION FROM UKRAINE

3461. SHRIMATI MALA Roy

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- 0) the time when the Ministry %f External Affairs first approached to the Ministry of Civil Aviation for evacuation of Indian citizens from Ukraine;
2. (b) the number of flights which were sought; datewise; and
3. (c) the estimated number of people needed evacuation?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(GEN. (DR) V. K SINGH (RETD))

() Ministry %f Exterual Affairs was in touch with the Ministry of Civil Aviation from the middle %f February, 2022, regarding air bubble operations; addition %f commercial flights and subsequently for operation of flights by private airlines under Operation Ganga.

(6) Flights were sought based on the numbers of Indian nationals crossing the border to the Western neighboring countries %f Ukraine that includes Poiand; Slovakia, Romania and Hungary; 90 evacuation flights were operated under Operation Ganga, including 14 Indian Air Force flights: The details of the flights operated under Operation are given at Annexure:

- (c) Around 22,500 Indian nationals have returned from Ukraine to India from 1 February 11 March; 2022.

## Annexure to the answer to LS USQ No. 3461

| Number of fllghts operated under Operation Ganga   | Number of fllghts operated under Operation Ganga   | Number of fllghts operated under Operation Ganga   | Number of fllghts operated under Operation Ganga   | Number of fllghts operated under Operation Ganga   | Number of fllghts operated under Operation Ganga   | Number of fllghts operated under Operation Ganga   | Number of fllghts operated under Operation Ganga   |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Alrilne                                            |                                                    |                                                    | Clty                                               | Koslce                                             |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |
| Indigo                                             | Bratislava                                         | Bucharest 6                                        | Budapest 11                                        |                                                    | Rzeszow                                            | Suceava                                            | Grand Total                                        |
| Alr India                                          |                                                    | 11                                                 | 2                                                  | 1                                                  | 12 1                                               | 5                                                  | 35 14                                              |
| Go Flrst                                           |                                                    |                                                    | 6                                                  |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    | 6                                                  |
| Air Asia                                           |                                                    |                                                    | 2                                                  |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |
| Indian Alr Force                                   | 1                                                  | 6                                                  | 3                                                  |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    | 3                                                  |
| Alr Indla Express                                  |                                                    | 4                                                  | 5 _                                                |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    | 14                                                 |
| SpiceJet                                           |                                                    |                                                    | 2                                                  | 4                                                  |                                                    |                                                    | 9                                                  |
| Grand Total                                        | 1                                                  |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    | 3                                                  | 9                                                  |
|                                                    |                                                    | 27                                                 | 31                                                 |                                                    | 17                                                 | 9                                                  | 90                                                 |