Aeroflot flight with US nationals has left Moscow for New York City

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Aeroflot flight with US nationals has left Moscow for New York City

An Aeroflot flight with US nationals has left Moscow for New York City, the US embassy in Moscow said on Tuesday. This reported by TASS.

"The US Embassy is relieved that the Aeroflot’s commercial flight to NYC has left Moscow filled with US citizens who purchased tickets to return home. We are truly grateful to all who helped get this flight in the air," the embassy’s spokeswoman Rebecca Ross wrote on the embassy’s Twitter account.

The US Embassy is relieved that the Aeroflot’s commercial flight to NYC has left Moscow filled with US citizens who purchased tickets to return home. We are truly grateful to all who helped get this flight in the air. Safe home, everyone! 1/4
— Rebecca Ross (@USEmbRuPress) April 7, 2020

Nothing was said about how many people were onboard the plane.

The flight was originally scheduled for April 3 but was cancelled.

According to Aeroflot’s timetable, the SU1701 flight was to take off from Moscow at 14:15 Moscow time but was delayed to 18:50 and finally took off at 19:11.