Egypt returned 1,595 stranded nationals in UAE after KSA flight suspension: Immigration Minister

CAIRO- 10 July 2021: A total number of 1,595 Egyptians stranded in UAE were registered to return to Egypt amid Egyptian coordinate with 38 airliners.

According to the Egyptian Minister of State for Immigration Nabila Makram, the Egyptians stranded in the UAE began to gradually return, adding that there is cooperation between the ministries of immigration, tourism and antiquities to help Egyptians return to Cairo.

Saudi Arabia has suspended flights to three countries; the United Arab Emirates, Vietnam and Ethiopia, to protect against a coronavirus variant. The decision was taken due to the spread of the new mutated strain of COVID-19 virus.

In TV statements, Minister Makram explained that “there is cooperation with 38 companies to return the stranded Egyptians, where they will not bear the cost of the travel tickets.”

She added that there are 1,595 Egyptian returned home, and 403 others booked their flights and traveled individually without the mediation of tourism companies, where some preferred to travel from UAE to Amman and then Jordan, from where they head then to Saudi Arabia.”