What is chartered flight ‘AIC 24 World Champion’ set to carry Team India back home? Know Details

The countdown for Team India’s return back to the nation has officially begun as preparations are in the final stage for them to take off from the hurricane-affected Barbados on Wednesday (Jul 3). A special chartered flight ‘AIC 24 World Champion’ is set to bring home newly crowned T20 World Cup winners by early Thursday morning (Jul 4). A special Air India flight which has taken off from New York for Barbados will bring home Rohit Sharma and his men.

Chartered flight AIC 24 World Champion in operation

Chartered flight AIC 24 World Champion is a Boeing B777-200LR plane manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes of the United States. It is commonly referred to as 777 for its name B777 and is the largest twin-engine flight in the world which is in operation now. It is the advanced version of the Boeing 767 and 747 and is now the most widely manufactured airline in the world.

Earlier it was anticipated that ‘The AIC 24 World Champion’ flight will take off from the Barbados airport in the early hours of Wednesday and will fly out directly to New Delhi. However, at least at the time of writing, the Indian team had not taken off from the Grantley Adams International Airport. It will approximately be a 15-16 hour journey carrying the players, their families, and the BCCI officials including Secretary Jay Shah, President Roger Binny and Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar.

Considering the Indian team leaves Barbados during the daytime, their potential arrival back in the nation could see them land at around 4 AM IST on Thursday.

Alongside the officials of the BCCI, players and their families, Secretary Jay Shah has also aided the stranded Indian media to board the flight. It is anticipated that around 20 Indian journalists who were left stranded in Barbados will also return with Team India back home in the wee hours of Thursday.