Foreign Ministry says national airline Maldivian will release information on future rescue flights that would bring home Maldivians stranded abroad amid the Covid-19 crisis.
Speaking to ‘The Press’, Communications Director at Foreign Ministry Mohamed Miuvan said Maldivian would disclose the relevant information about the rescue flights in due course. He said the airline has to acquire certain permits before chartering these flights and that the airline would release these information once they are granted these permits.
Miuvan gave the statement when asked about public’s concern regarding the repatriation flights scheduled for 13th and 16th of April.
National Disaster Management Agency NDMA had revealed that repatriation flights to two Indian cities and Nepal and Bangladesh on 13th April and 16th April but sources now say that these dates are subject to change. Sources also say that Maldivian will only disclose the information once the flight dates are confirmed.
Government has been working with national carrier Maldivian to bring back Maldivians struck abroad because of global pandemic Covid-19 with many countries implementing strict measures to deter the outbreak.
