Pakistani citizens stranded in Qatar and UAE due to suspension of flights over coronavirus, were brought back to the country by Qatar Airways and Fly Dubai.
On Monday, Fly Dubai brought 101 Pakistanis to Islamabad from Dubai. According to Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority, these passengers had none of the coronavirus symptoms and their tests have been sent to the laboratory.
Fly Dubai flight brought 101 stranded passengers from Abu Dhabi and Dubai to Islamabad. None of the passengers came with symptoms of Coronavirus infection. RT PCR was done on all passengers and sent to Laboratory for testing. pic.twitter.com/3SLzpJ6rQN
— PCAAOfficial (@official_pcaa) March 24, 2020
Qatar Airways also operated a flight for Islamabad to bring back stranded passengers at Doha Airport. Forty passengers were brought back by this flight.
Passengers of flight from Doha undergoing screening at IIAP. Forty passengers arrived by this flight. None of the passengers came with visible symptoms of Corona Virus infection. Corona screening test RT PCR was done for all passengers and sent to the laboratory. pic.twitter.com/V9IWzT0MVl
— PCAAOfficial (@official_pcaa) March 24, 2020
Following their return to the country, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Overseas Pakistanis Sayed Zulfi Bukhari thanked both the airlines for their support in flying back the stranded Pakistanis.
Thankyou @emirates @flydubai for the support during this time & flying our #overseaspakistanis stuck at airports back home.
🇵🇰🇦🇪 pic.twitter.com/rSgVnewKdq— Sayed Z Bukhari (@sayedzbukhari) March 24, 2020