Hundreds of foreign nationals from East Asian countries who are visiting Israel will be flown back to their home countries in the coming days, the Israel Airport Authority said in a statement Monday.
There are currently between 800 and 900 such foreign nationals visiting Israel.
There is no specific number of how many are from South Korea, but authorities said a representative of the South Korean embassy will be available, based on the list of foreign nationals provided by the Ministry of Tourism.
Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport has been prepared for the departure of these foreign nationals.
As of last night, 622 South Korean citizens who were visiting Israel have returned to South Korea. Another 879 foreign nationals from other East Asian countries have also returned home, the airport authority said.
Israel has restricted entry for any foreign national who has been to China, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Macau, and Singapore in the last 14 days.
Vietnamese airline Bamboo Airways suspends flights to South Korea
Vietnamese airline Bamboo Airways is suspending all flights to South Korea starting from February 26th due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
In a statement published on Monday, Bamboo Airways said that all flights to and from South Korea will be suspended “due to the latest development of the epidemic and to ensure the absolute safety for passengers and the community.”
The statement added that Bamboo Airways will resume flights once the “epidemic is under control.”
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