The Cairo International Airport on Saturday received 49 charter flights, varying between international, domestic and private passenger flights, with 6,763 stranded Egyptians returning from abroad.
A Civil Aviation Ministry said that the airport had received 47 flights during the past 24 hours from several different countries, with 7,581 Egyptians on board Arab airlines and Egypt Air, in addition to Egyptian private companies.
All passengers coming from abroad have undergone a medical examination inside the arrival hall at the Cairo Airport, the sources said, as part of precautionary measures against the coronavirus. They were then allowed to return home to spend their self-isolation period, in accordance with the Health Ministry’s instructions.
On Tuesday, Civil Aviation Minister Mohamed Manar Enabah announced the return of about 57,000 Egyptians stranded in international capitals and cities through 315 charter flights from Egypt Air and Air Cairo.
Egyptian authorities abolished earlier this month the mandatory seven-day quarantine imposed on Egyptian citizens returning from abroad on charter flights organized by the Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation. Passengers are instead obliged to self-isolate at home for several days to make sure they do not have coronavirus.
Source: Egypt Independent
