Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur starrer 'Airlift' which hit the screens on Friday is "an un-miss-able story of unparalleled courage and unsung heroes", wrote India Today. Calling both the actors' performances 'brilliant', it added, "[D]espite all the brilliance, the last bit of the film looks hurried". The film has been rated 4.5/5 (India Today), 4/5 (NDTV) and 3.5/5 (Zee News).