Second phase of repatriation sees 15 flights, 3k passengers land at QAIA since Friday

AMMAN — Fifteen flights carrying 3,037 passengers have arrived in the Kingdom since the second phase of repatriating Jordanian students and citizens began on Friday, Director of Airport Security and Protection Brig. Gen. Khaled Shantir said on Sunday.

The Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army, in coordination with various security agencies, government institutions and Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA), is continuing to receive students and citizens stranded abroad for the third day in a row.

Shantir added that three flights will arrive on Sunday night and early Monday morning, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

The passengers were offered free mobile lines to call their families. After each flight, the airport was sterilised and disinfected as part of the precautionary measures to contain the spread of COVID-19, Petra added.