Government of India has undertaken the Operation Ganga to evacuate all Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine following the armed conflict in the country. And GO FIRST has also joined in this massive international mission to assist in the evacuation.
GO FIRST flew its first flight of Operation Ganga to Budapest yesterday. The first flight departed from Delhi at 10:30 (Local Time) on the 3rd of March and arrived at Budapest, the capital of Hungary, via Kuwait at 16:00 (Local Time). The return flight from Budapest departed at 17:58 hrs (Local Time) and arrived with 177 passengers onboard their Airbus A320neo at New Delhi at 09:20 hrs (Local Time) on the 4th of March. GO FIRST will operate two flights per day till March 10, 2022 as part of the Operation Ganga mission. The company will continue this process as per the requirement of the Ministry of External Affairs.
The first flight to evacuate the Indian citizens from Ukraine was undertaken by the Air India. Following which SpiceJet and even Indian Air Force also joined in the evacuation measures. As of now the flights are being operated from the neighboring countries instead of directly from Ukraine. More than 3000 Indians have been evacuated as of now under the combined operations.
GO FIRST with its You Come First philosophy, has introduced several passenger-friendly services aimed at providing a seamless experience. Operation Ganga is way beyond the limits of customer service and is aimed at transporting fellow Indians to their homes.
