The chartered flight “AIC24WC” (Air India Champions 24 World Cup) has been organised by the BCCI
PTI03-Jul-2024
The world champions were made to wait before they were able to bring the trophy home•Getty Images
India’s T20 world champions finally left Barbados for New Delhi on a chartered flight from the Grantley Adams International airport in Bridgetown on Wednesday after being stranded for three days because of a category 4 hurricane, which forced the airport there to be shut down.The special Air India flight AIC24WC (Air India Champions 24 World Cup) took off around 4.50am local time and will land in New Delhi on Thursday at around 6.20am IST.The India players, the support staff, the players’ families and some board officials are aboard the flight along with members of the travelling media contingent. The flight was arranged by the BCCI.