About 100,000 tourists were stranded in New Zealand due to the lockdown implemented since last week. On Friday, these tourists were flown to their country by plane. A month-long lockdown was put in place in New Zealand to curb the corona virus infection.
Due to the ban on domestic aircraft, tourists were unable to take international flights to their homes at the country's Auckland Airport. Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced on Thursday that tourists can take service of domestic aircraft because they have been stranded for a long time. Also said that the facility of charter aircraft is being provided by foreign countries which have been allowed in New Zealand as well as regular commercial aircraft have also been allowed.
British High Commissioner Laura Clarke said that 10,000 British tourists have requested to return to the country. Clarke posted the video on Twitter. In that, he said, "We have chartered planes, but commercial planes are also needed."
Most of the tourists are from Britain and Europe. In addition, 2,700 tourists from Asia, 3,800 tourists from South and North America have applied to return to the country. Peters said that Qatar Airways planes from New Zealand to Europe have one or two every day. In New Zealand, there are 868 cases of covid-19 infection while one patient has died, half of the infected cases have traveled overseas.
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