Covid-19: Repatriation Operation of Moroccans Stranded Abroad Continues from Belgium

25 June 2020 Printable Version

Brussels - The operation of repatriation of Moroccans continued on Thursday from Belgium with a Royal Air Maroc flight carrying 157 passengers who were stranded in the context of the state of emergency decreed following the spread of Covid-19.

This flight, bound for Agadir, concerns citizens in vulnerable situations, particularly sick people, the elderly as well as young children.

A first repatriation flight was organized on Tuesday from Brussels airport carrying 150 passengers.

The Kingdom's embassy in Belgium, as well as the three consulates general in Brussels, Antwerp and Liege and RAM Directorate for Belgium and Luxembourg ensured the success of this repatriation operation.

Some 30 flights have been scheduled between 21 and 27 June for the repatriation of 4,644 Moroccans stranded in 17 countries in the context of the novel Coronavirus pandemic.