Air Arabia repatriation flight from Nepal brings Emiratis home

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Air Arabia has announced that it operated a repatriation flight from Nepal to Sharjah to bring UAE nationals back home free of charge.

The special flight, which was also carrying cargo, took off from Nepal on April 17 at 17:45 local time and landed at Sharjah International Airport on the same day at 20:25 local time.

In a statement, the carrier said it remains committed to bringing stranded citizens back home, as well as supporting requests to operate repatriation flights, and is working closely with UAE authorities in this regard.

The airline announced earlier that it’s operating a mix of outbound-only passenger flights as well as cargo flights during the month of April to multiple destinations.

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