1K Egyptians stuck in Kuwait repatriated on 7 flights

CAIRO – 6 July 2020: Seven flights will carry a total of 1,075 workers from Kuwait Monday, and they will land in five governorates that are Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor, Sohag, and Asiut.

The flights are operated by Kuwait Airways, Al Jazeera Airways, Air Arabia, Nile Air, and Egypt Air.  

Chairman of EgyptAir Holding Roshdi Zakaria stated that the airline operated 425 exceptional flights to repatriate around 77,000 passengers, who got stuck abroad due to COVID-19 outbreak and the suspension of international passenger flights as a protective measure.

Roshdy said in a phone-in that the company was ready to carry home more citizens if requested.

Citizens, who were in temporary visits or stays, were the first to be repatriated. Later, the exceptional flights started bringing home expats who were terminated, particularly in the Gulf.

Paid quarantine in Marsa Alam 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.