Jordan's Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) said it has received 16 repatriation flights from major cities including Chicago, Montreal, Moscow, London, Frankfurt, Cairo, Istanbul and Detroit carrying more than 3,000 Jordanian nationals.
The Hashimite kingdom's Airport International Group said this comes following the directives of King Abdullah II and coordinating with relevant concerned entities. The first flight that touched down at the QAIA carried hundreds of Jordanian students.
Airport International Group had deployed its cadres and capacities to join efforts with specialised security and government entities in order to facilitate the process of receiving and streamlining flights and passengers - while adhering to strict measures for maintaining the health and safety of citizens and completing medical examinations upon arrivals conducted by relevant medical teams.
Of the total 16 flights, eight carrying passengers from London, Chicago, Frankfurt, Cairo and Istanbul, touched down at the QAIA on May 7; two flights from Istanbul and Moscow on May 6, three flights - two from Cairo and one from Istanbul - landed on May 5.
Additionally, three flights from London, Chicago and Istanbul arrived at the QAIA yesterday (May 8).
"Airport International Group is proud to play a key role in welcoming students back to our beloved country in cooperation with multiple departments from the government," said a company spokesman.
"Various units of Ministry of Transport and Health along with the Jordanian Armed Forces - the Arab Army joined hands with the Royal Medical Services; security agencies; and the national carrier Royal Jordanian to ensure the success of this operation in alignment with recommended measures and health protocols," he added.-TradeArabia News Service
