AI, IndiGo operate special flights to Dhaka; bring back over 400 people

Air India and IndiGo operated special flights to Dhaka, bringing more than 400 people amid a volatile situation in the Bangladesh capital.

A special Air India flight brought 205 people, including 6 infants, from Dhaka to New Delhi on Wednesday morning (August 7), an official said.

IndiGo's special flight flew from Dhaka to Kolkata on Tuesday (August 6) to bring back Indian nationals from Bangladesh, the airline said in a statement.