While the
After over a month of tense cross-strait negotiations, including a dispute over which country's airlines would carry out the evacuations, the two sides came to a compromise in which there would be two flights, with one flight by
The first charter flight, operated by CAL and carrying 169 passengers, arrived at the
The CAL flight was originally scheduled to arrive at
The incident caused the plane's departure to be delayed by two hours. Airline officials said that
When the jets arrived at the airport, they were taken to a special hangar, far away from the gates used by general passengers. As each passenger exited the plane, their temperatures were taken again by personnel in hazmat suits.
The passengers were then asked to fill out a health declaration card and provide relevant information such as their recent travel and residence history. Those who presented symptoms of the disease were sent to hospital isolation wards for treatment and monitoring.
Those who had no symptoms were sent to specially designated housing to undergo a 14-day quarantine. In addition, in order to protect the privacy of all passengers, the hangar door was closed immediately after the aircraft had come to a stop.
Due to the large number of passengers and to maintain the strict quarantine process, the passengers were divided into multiple groups and transported away from the airport via tour buses to their respective quarantine locations. The returnees were noticeably fatigued after undergoing many modes of transportation, delays, and multiple layers of quarantine inspections, according to the report.
© Pakistan Press International, source