As Russia continues its military operation in Ukraine, thousands of Indians remain stuck in the war-torn country. While initially, there were 20,000 Indians, mostly students, in Ukraine, many have been evacuated.
In a touching video that went viral, a SpiceJet pilot is seen addressing Indian passengers on a flight that was evacuating them from Budapest and bringing them to Delhi, reported The Indian Express. People living in Ukraine fled and went to neighbouring countries which are being called ‘safe zones’, Budapest in Hungary being one of them.
“On behalf of the entire SpiceJet family, we welcome you all onboard on this special flight from Budapest to Delhi. We are very happy to see all of you safe and sound and are proud of each one of your courage and determination. You overcame the uncertainty, hardship, fear and made it here safely. And, now it’s time to go back to our motherland. It’s time to go home.”
Have a look at the video here:
#SpiceJet just evacuated our stranded people on our first flight from #Ukraine. We are now en route back to #India. Their optimism made us hopeful of helping more Indians who are witnessing the war, through more SG flights. #EvacuationFlights #RescueIndians #HopeForPeace pic.twitter.com/gLdxhhlsax
— SpiceJet (@flyspicejet) March 2, 2022
The video won the hearts of several people online who showered the crew with immense praise. Have a look:
Well done @flyspicejet !! Wish you more strength (and best of success in business ) 👍👍
— SM 🇮🇳 (@tweet2ssm) March 2, 2022
Salute to the Pilots and crew members, great job thank you from Indian.
— Ashok Sharma (@aksb1964) March 2, 2022
Fantastic superb keep flying high n high Spicejet v r proud of you as an Indian.
— Ashok Kumar (@AshokKu07967427) March 2, 2022
Great initiative 👍👍But Evacuation means lifting from the war zone(Ukrainian territory)dear not from the safe zone (Budapest) and is done by airforce usually!🙏
— Dr km (@orgmika) March 3, 2022
It's quite commendable that India's private sector is also joining hands with the Govt to bring back home every Indian safely! @flyspicejet @SriramKannan77 @AkshitaSinghB @RatanSharda55 @RajniGoswami8 @RamaPothineni @changu311 @Devi_Uvacha @suryakanthreddy @Anamikaa6969 @Usha_91 https://t.co/N3u4j5QKrX
— Samrasta (@Samrasta20) March 2, 2022
We hope that just like this, many more flights are sent to bring back Indians who are stuck amidst the Russia-Ukraine war.