A charter flight, bringing Mongolian nationals from Australia and the Philippines, has landed today, June 8, at Chinggis Khan International Airport in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
262 Mongolian nationals were repatriated on a charter flight which was conducted in accordance with the decision made by the Government of Mongolia and the State Special Commission. Among the passengers, there are 15 pregnant women, 47 elders and their caregivers, 2 people with disabilities, 79 families with young children, 26 people with medical reasons, 65 people with reasonable excuses such as finances and visas and 29 people from Cebu, the Philippines.
The citizens arrived on the flight will be put into mandatory isolation at the National Center for Communicable Diseases, Central Military Hospital and other isolation facilities.
A charter flight was successfully conducted by the flight crew of MIAT led by captain J.Dorjnamjil, traveling more than 20,000 km.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and MIAT have received landing, taking off and transiting permissions from Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia and the Philippines through its embassies in the countries, reported the Operative Team of State Emergency Commission.