The operation to repatriate Moroccans stranded in France amid the coronavirus pandemic continued on Saturday with three flights of Morocco’s flag carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) departing from the cities of Paris and Bordeaux and heading for Marrakech.
Three RAM flights departed on Saturday, including two from Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG-Paris), and one from Bordeaux.
All of these humanitarian flights, which concern citizens holding short-term visas in vulnerable situation, in particular people suffering from diseases and those who have undergone surgical operations, as well as the elderly, are heading for the city of Marrakech.
The various repatriation operations, organized by the embassy and the Consulates General of Morocco in France in collaboration with the French authorities, took place in full compliance with the precautionary measures and the health protocol in force.
The humanitarian flight from Bordeaux departed on Saturday early in the afternoon with 157 passengers on board, including a baby, Morocco’s Consul general in Bordeaux, Zouhair Jibraili, told MAP.
This is the second humanitarian flight operated from Bordeaux after that of Wednesday, he said, noting that these operations took place smoothly in perfect coordination with the French authorities.
Several Moroccans who benefited from this repatriation operation expressed their happiness to be back to their country after being stranded for more than three months in France following the closure of borders amid the coronavirus pandemic.
They also expressed their gratitude to the Moroccan authorities for their mobilization.
Two other repatriation flights are scheduled for Saturday from Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG-Paris). The first took off in the early afternoon and the second is scheduled at 5:40 p.m. (LT), according to an airport source.
The first phase of the repatriation operation of Moroccans stranded in France began on June 22 with hundreds of people from several cities in France, including Paris, Marseille and Lyon.
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