2 Japanese evacuated from Diu

Rajkot: Two Japanese nationals stranded in Diu were evacuated through a special chartered flight on Sunday and were flown to Delhi.

“We have facilitated the flight operations on Sunday. The special flight from Delhi landed at Diu airport at 10:50 am and reached Delhi airport at 12:40 pm. The two Japanese nationals – Naoki Ikoma and Takuro Fujimo – were stuck in Diu after the imposition of the lockdown. Both of them tested negative for Covid-19. We followed all protocols while facilitating their flight operations. Thermal screening was also done before they boarded the special flight,” Anwar Ahmed Ansari, airport director, Diu, told TOI.

According to the officials, Japanese Embassy initiated the process to evacuate its citizen from Diu and other parts of the country and the Director General of Civil Aviation has requested respective airport authorities to facilitate special flight operations.