11 National Carrier Flights Depart for Guam... Ministry of Foreign Affairs "Can Transport 2,500 People"

As the 'super typhoon' Mawar, which had stranded Korean travelers in Guam, subsides, 11 flights of Korean national carriers will depart for the island on the 29th.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the same day, "According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, a total of 11 Korean national flights are scheduled to depart from Korea to Guam on the 29th, with a capacity to transport approximately 2,500 passengers."

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The Korean national flights departing on this day are expected to arrive in Guam between the 29th and 30th. The earliest flight returning to Incheon Airport is projected to be the Jin Air flight arriving at Incheon Airport around 8:40 PM on the 29th.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is dispatching a rapid response team of six staff members to Guam. They will assist Korean nationals with departure procedures at the international airport departure hall, respond to emergency patients, negotiate with local authorities, and will withdraw after all Korean travelers have returned home.

Earlier that morning, Kim Jun, head of the Overseas Safety Protection Center, along with four staff members, departed as the first rapid response team. Two additional members, including Jeong Gang, head of the Overseas Safety Management Planning Division and leader of the rapid response team, will head to Guam in the afternoon.

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