To Bring Filipinos Home
4 September 2020
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) mounted a chartered Boeing 777-300ER (RP-C7778) flight to Beirut, Lebanon to ferry stranded Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) back home.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it repatriated 361 OFW's to Manila from Beirut that were both displaced from covid19 pandemic and the blast explosion that rocked Beirut last month.
“PAL flight PR8680 departed Manila on September 2 and arrived in Lebanon's capital city after a 12 hour 9 minute journey” the airline said.
“After a two-hour ground stop and passenger boarding at Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport, the flight took off for its 12 hour 9 minute journey to Manila and landed around 8:11 p.m. on Thursday, September 3.,” it said.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it repatriated 361 OFW's to Manila from Beirut that were both displaced from covid19 pandemic and the blast explosion that rocked Beirut last month.
“PAL flight PR8680 departed Manila on September 2 and arrived in Lebanon's capital city after a 12 hour 9 minute journey” the airline said.
“After a two-hour ground stop and passenger boarding at Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport, the flight took off for its 12 hour 9 minute journey to Manila and landed around 8:11 p.m. on Thursday, September 3.,” it said.
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