Plane carrying Indian nurses lands in Kochi

Kochi, July 5 (IANS) A special Air India flight with 183 people on board, including the 46 nurses freed by insurgents in Iraq, arrived here Saturday noon, officials said.

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy reached the airport to receive the nurses, where a special immigration desk has been set up.

The plane had earlier landed in Mumbai for refuelling and for taking aboard food for the passengers.