Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "Charter Flight Departs Incheon at 8:45 PM Tonight"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Among the two chartered planes that our government planned to send to Wuhan to bring back Korean residents, one will depart for Wuhan on the night of the 30th.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the chartered plane will depart from Incheon Airport at 8:45 PM on the same day and is scheduled to return early in the morning on the 31st.

The Ministry explained that about 350 Korean residents will board this chartered plane, with 100 of them moving to a temporary living facility set up at the National Human Resources Development Institute for Public Officials in Jincheon, Chungbuk, and the others moving to the Police Human Resources Development Institute in Asan, Chungnam.

However, it is expected that the Chinese government's final approval will come about an hour before departure, and there is a possibility that flight information may change slightly.

Earlier, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha stated at a government joint briefing that they received notification from the Chinese side the previous evening that only one chartered plane would be approved initially.

Minister Kang explained that since other countries such as the United States and Japan are also making requests, it seems that the Chinese government’s policy is to approve one plane at a time initially.

The government had originally been negotiating with the Chinese government to send two chartered planes at 10 AM and 12 PM on the same day, but the Consulate General in Wuhan notified a schedule change through its website in the early morning.

About 700 Korean residents have applied to board the chartered plane through the Consulate General in Wuhan.

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