MUMBAI: A special Air India flight carrying 46 Indian nurses set free by Sunni militants ISIS in strife-torn Iraq and 137 others arrived in Kochi today.
Kerala Chief Minister Oomen Chandy arrived at Kochi Airport to receive the 46 Indian nurses.
The flight carrying 183 Indian nationals from Erbil landed in Mumbai at 8:43 AM.
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The flight has made a 'technical halt' in Mumbai for refuelling and catering supplies.
The flight would now leave for Hyderabad at 12:55 PM and arrive in the city at 1425 hours. The flight's last destination would be Delhi where it would arrive at 1740 hours, the officials said.
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Besides the nurses, the plane is also carrying 137 other Indian nationals, including 70 from Kirkuk in the northern part of Iraq.