Passengers from the Middle East returned to India on Tuesday on 33 flights. 24 flights from various Indian airlines were deployed for the rescue.

Similarly, a total of nine flights of Emirates and Etihad have also evacuated passengers, the Indian Civil Aviation Ministry said. The government has also said that 54 flights of Indian companies will operate on Wednesday. Of which IndiGo will operate 30 flights and Air India and Air India Express together 23 flights. Similarly, 1,221 flights of Indian airlines and 388 flights of foreign companies have been suspended. Indian airlines have said that the services will be gradually resumed with safety precautions, keeping in mind the situation. 'Air India is deploying high-capacity wide-body aircraft to Jeddah and Dubai to facilitate the return of passengers,' an airline spokesperson said. IndiGo said it plans to resume services to Muscat, Athens, Medina and other destinations in a phased manner. Air India Express resumed its services to Muscat from Tuesday. However, services to Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE will remain suspended until further notice. 'Air India Express will continue to operate its scheduled flights to and from Muscat on March 4. In addition to regular services to/from Delhi, Kochi, Kozhikode, Mangaluru, Mumbai and Tiruchirappalli, we will also operate additional flights to Delhi, Kochi and Mumbai,' the airline said in a statement.