Local authorities and airlines have assisted over 10,000 Chinese citizens in returning from the Middle East, the foreign ministry said after the conflict in the region forced airspace closures and grounded commercial flights.
Over 10,000 Chinese people have safely returned from countries including the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Saudi Arabia, Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry said in a press briefing on Tuesday.
China’s foreign ministry and civil aviation administration have guided domestic airlines to increase capacity to repatriate Chinese citizens stranded in the Middle East, Guo said.
Over 3,000 Chinese citizens had been evacuated from Iran, the foreign ministry said last week.
Major Chinese airlines resumed flights earlier this month between some Chinese cities and Gulf hubs such as Riyadh and Dubai. — Reuters
