'2nd Charter Flight' Carrying Wuhan Residents Departs Wuhan, China... Scheduled to Arrive at Gimpo Airport at 8 AM
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "Over 330 Passengers"... Fewer Than Initially Expected
On the 31st, a charter flight dispatched to transport Korean residents living in Wuhan, China, arrived at Gimpo International Airport in Gangseo-gu, Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The second charter flight to bring back Korean residents staying in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus infection, and nearby areas has departed from Wuhan Tianhe Airport. The number of passengers is about 330 Korean residents, which is reported to be fewer than initially expected.
The second charter flight, Korean Air KE 9883, took off from Wuhan Tianhe Airport at 5:17 a.m. local time (6:17 a.m. Korean time) on the 1st. The charter flight is expected to land at Gimpo Airport around 8 a.m. after approximately two hours of flight. This charter flight had taken off from Gimpo Airport at 9:18 p.m. Korean time the previous day and landed at Wuhan Tianhe Airport about two and a half hours later.
The additional charter flight was scheduled to depart Wuhan Tianhe Airport before 4 a.m. Korean time but was delayed by more than two hours. The first charter flight also could only depart Wuhan Tianhe Airport after 6 a.m. Korean time the previous day due to strict quarantine procedures by Chinese authorities.
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Passengers on the second charter flight will undergo additional quarantine at a separate gate immediately after disembarking. If any suspicious symptoms appear, they will be immediately transferred to a government-designated inpatient treatment facility. Korean residents who show no symptoms during quarantine will be divided and quarantined for two weeks at temporary protection facilities designated as the National Human Resources Development Institute in Jincheon, Chungbuk, and the Police Human Resources Development Institute in Asan, Chungnam.
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