New Delhi, Nov. 29 -- The Indian Air Force will begin evacuation flights from Colombo at 5 AM on Tuesday to bring stranded Indian passengers back home, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said on Saturday.

The announcement comes amid severe flight disruptions in Sri Lanka, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded at Bandaranaike International Airport due to Cyclone Ditwah.

In a post on X, Tharoor announced he had spoken to India's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, regarding the situation of several passengers from Thiruvananthapuram who have been unable to leave the airport due to a lack of flight options.

"Spoke to the Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, about the plight of stranded constituents from Thiruvananthapura...