In light of the announcement made by Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri that flights between India and UK will resume from January 8, Air India on Friday said that the passengers who had booked their flight on December 23 will be accommodated in the first flight out.

"All the passengers had been contacted on December 22 and their booked flights were rescheduled. Today after the announcement, SMS messages and mails have gone to the passengers informing them of the rescheduled date of travel. The passengers who booked their flight on December 23 will be accommodated in the first flight out," the airline said in a press note.