Third phase of repatriation under way — airport security chief

AMMAN  — The Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army, in coordination with security entities and Queen Alia International Airport authorities, on Monday received another group of Jordanian students and citizens stranded abroad amid the coronavirus pandemic as part of a phased repatriation process.

Airport Security Director Brig. Gen. Khaled Shantir said that the third phase of the evacuation process included passengers returning from 16 countries. He noted that other travel details will be announced later, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. The airport received four flights from Kazakhstan, Romania, Pakistan and Chicago with 726 passengers on board as of Sunday morning, he said.

Shantir noted that some 894 foreign and Arab nationals left the Kingdom to their home countries in recent days. Teams from the Royal Engineering Corps sterilise the airport after each flight to ensure a safe environment at the facility and help curb the spread of the pandemic, Petra added.