West Asia crisis: Rescue flight in operation today as well

Kathmandu, March 13: Under the aegis of the government, Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has gradually brought back Nepalis stranded in various West Asian countries through rescue flights.

According to the NAC spokesperson Devendra Pun, 272 Nepalis stranded at Dubai airport were brought back home through a special rescue flight on Thursday.

The same aircraft had transported 260 passengers stranded at Kathmandu-based Tribhuvan International Airport to Dubai Airport.

A Nepal Airlines flight will depart here for Dubai today with 267 passengers, from where 164 Nepalis will be brought back home, spokesperson Pun informed RSS.

The rescue flights began after the airspace over West Asia remained closed since February 28.

Flights were suspended in West Asian countries after the United States and Israel jointly carried out an air strike in Iran.