Delhi-Moscow AI flight returns after pilot found COVID-19 positive

An Air India flight from Delhi to Moscow on Saturday had to return midway after airline's ground team found out that one of pilots had tested positive for vel coronavirus, officials said.

"When A320 plane, which did t have any passengers as it was heading to Moscow to bring back stranded Indians under Vande Bharat Mission, had reached Uzbekistan's air, our team on ground realised that one of pilots had tested COVID-positive," senior Air India officials said.

" flight was immediately asked to return. It came back to Delhi at around 12.30 pm on Saturday," officials said.

crew has been quarantined. Ar plane would be sent to Moscow to bring back stranded Indians, according to officials.