Special Emirates flight brings back 251 Pakistanis from Dubai.

RAWALPINDI -- After the government allowed Emirates to operate a special flight from Dubai to Islamabad, a special flight of the airline carrying 251 stranded Pakistanis arrived at Islamabad International Airport on Thursday.

A senior official of the Aviation Division said that Emirates had been granted permission to operate one Dubai-Islamabad flight to repatriate stranded Pakistanis. The Emirates special flight EK-613 carrying 251 Pakistanis arrived at Islamabad International Airport at 3.50pm and later departed for Dubai.

On arrival, all the passengers were shifted to different quarantine centres in Islamabad for 24 hours for medical tests related to Covid-19.

The airline had already increased health measures at Dubai International Airport and on board its aircraft to limit the spread of coronavirus.

Likewise, the Pakistani health and...

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