Coronavirus: Air India may operate B747 to bring back Indians from China

New Delhi: The government has asked Air India to be ready to operate a special flight for bringing back vulnerable Indians, including university students from China, in the wake of rising worries over coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan province and reports of new cases of viral infection in other parts of the country. "Only Air India has wide-body aircraft and so we can operate the special flight with a B747. We are awaiting directions from the government," said an airline official. But the official added that there is growing apprehension within the airline that bringing people from the infection-hit areas of China could pose a bigger challenge in case even a single person with symptoms of infection gets onboard. "Presence of one infected person could put 400 people's health at risk," he said. (IANS)

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