2 Air India aircrafts on standby for emergency evacuation from Kabul

New Delhi: Amidst the ongoing turmoil in Afghanistan, the national carrier Air India flight has been rescheduled for Kabul from morning flight to afternoon while two aircraft with flight crews are on standby for evacuation.
 “Air India flight has been rescheduled for Kabul from 8:30 am to 12:30 due to prevailing situation in Kabul,” an Air India official told ANI. Flight operations from around the world are affected at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International (HKI) airport due to the ongoing turmoil in Afghanistan.
Air India has been asked by the Government of India to keep two aircraft on standby for the Kabul evacuation.
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Sources also indicated that the road to the Kabul airport was blocked since night due to the ongoing violence in the city.
 “The passengers, as well as the airline staff, are facing severe and challenging conditions to reach the airport,” sources told ANI.