An Air India Boeing 747 made a rare visit to Malta this morning to pick up 289 Indian workers who were evacuated from Benghazi.

The workers were brought to Malta by a Virtu Ferries catamaran chartered by the Indian government. It also picked up passengers from Misurata.

The vessel entered Grand Harbour in the early hours of this morning. A Maltese oil worker from Libya was also on board.

The Indian workers went straight to the airport for their flight home.

Anil Trigunayat, the Indian ambassador to Libya expressed 'heartfelt thanks' for Malta's assistance.

Several hundred Filipino workers are also due to be evacuated from Libya to Malta in the coming days.

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