4 exceptional flights repatriate 395 stranded Egyptian expats

CAIRO – 28 June 2020: Cairo International Airport received on Sunday four exceptional flights bringing home 395 Egyptian expats, who were stuck in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Italy and Qatar.

An Air Cairo flight carried 174 nationals, who were transiting in Muscat after they had left Doha on an Omani airline. Another flew back 50 citizens from Jordan. A Nile Air flight and an EgyptAir flight repatriated 161 and 10 citizens from Saudi Arabia and Italy, respectively.

Minister of Civil Aviation Mohamed Manar stated that around 57,000 stranded Egyptians have been brought home on 315 exceptional flights operated by Egypt Air and Air Cairo since the suspension of international aviation on March 19.

The beginning was with citizens who were in temporary visits or stays. Later, the exceptional flights started bringing home expats who were terminated, particularly in the Gulf.

Paid quarantine in MarsaAlam hotels and free-of-charge quarantine in university dorms have been substituted with home self-isolation for 14 days. When passengers arrive at the airport, their body temperature is measured.