A Jet Airways aircraft carrying 242 persons including 28 crew members, who were stranded in Belgian capital Brussels following the deadly terror attack on airport and metro station, arrived In New Delhi from Amsterdam on Friday morning.
Touchdown! We’ve landed in Mumbai. Happy to see our guests and colleagues back home. #Hero’s reception! pic.twitter.com/BaUujlqQt5
— Jet Airways (@jetairways) March 25, 2016
The flight landed at the Indira Gandhi airport at around 5:30, a Jet Airways spokesperson said. The flight had 214 passengers and 28 crew members, the spokesperson said.
Jet Airways flight 9w1229 from Amsterdam to Delhi and then onwards to Mumbai had departed from Amsterdam at 1654 hours local time yesterday after the airline combined its Mumbai flight with it.
The airline had on Thursday announced to fly three flights, one each to Mumbai, Delhi and Toronto from Amsterdam to fly its passengers, who were stuck in Brussels due to the
deadly terror attack on the airport and metro station in the Belgian capital on Tuesday.
However, the airline cancelled Mumbai flight due to a snag in the aircraft and combined it with Delhi flight.