Lebanon suspends repatriation flights for virus-stranded nationals until April 27

Lebanon suspends repatriation flights for virus-stranded nationals until April 27

Humanitarian foundation pledges to cover costs of flying home Lebanese students from France, Italy and Ukraine. BEIRUT: Lebanon has suspended repatriation flights until April 27 for thousands of nationals trapped abroad by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak.. Alwaleed Bin Talal Humanitarian Foundation announced that it would bear the costs of flying home students from Italy, France and Ukraine, while Middle East Airlines (MEA), Lebanon's national flag carrier, has offered a 50 percent discount for students and allowed their family members to pay for flight tickets in Lebanese pounds.. Thousands of people have registered with Lebanese embassies around the world to return home because of the COVID-19 outbreak, and they have been put on waiting lists drawn up by the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.. We will also bear the expenses of about 600 students who are still in France.". The cost of returning Lebanese students from Ukraine would also be footed by the foundation, he said.. "About 400 students are studying in the semi-free universities of this country (Ukraine) and their families cannot afford to bring them back.. Iran on Wednesday put the death toll at 4,777, out of 76,389 confirmed cases of the virus - still making it the