COVID-19: Evacuation of stranded Nepalis continues, over 16,000 return home

5, Jul 2020 | nepaltraveller.com
Source::RSS

Nepal Airlines, the national flag carrier and Himalaya Airlines, the private airline, have been flying to various international destinations to evacuate the stranded Nepalis.

RSS

Kathmandu

Nepal Airlines and Himalaya Airlines have been operating five to seven repatriation flights in a day to rescue more and more stranded Nepalis abroad. So far, 16,294 Nepalis have returned home from various countries, according to the COVID-19 Crisis Management Centre (CCMC).

Both the airlines have been flying to various international destinations in a chartered flight to evacuate the stranded Nepalis. The government has been rescuing Nepalis on a priority basis, especially those rendered jobless and in a dire state in many countries across the world during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Nepal Airlines has made public its flight schedule till July 11 while Himalaya Airline has unveiled its flight schedule from July 2 to July 11 to fly home more and more Nepalis.

Joint-Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Buddhi Sagar Lamichhane shared that the chartered flights would be conducted till July 12. Then there will not any rescue mission for a week or two. But, according to him, if the government takes the decision to continue with the evacuation flight, the NA will put in place the chartered flights.

 

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