U.S. Secretary of state Mike Pompeo on the eve announced that the United States is in the midst of an epidemic of coronavirus had “one of the most outstanding diplomatic missions in American history” – to the homeland from other countries were returned to the 45 thousand Americans stranded abroad
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U.S. Secretary of state Mike Pompeo on the eve announced that the United States is in the midst of an epidemic of coronavirus had “one of the most outstanding diplomatic missions in American history” – to the homeland from other countries were returned to the 45 thousand Americans stranded abroad, when States closed their borders due to the spread of the virus.
To deliver in schoolAnd from abroad tens of thousands of people who are unable to use regular commercial flights, there have been over 460 flights from 75 countries, said the head of the State Department. In this mission “the return” was involved in the Ministry of internal security, the Armed forces of the United States, and many foreign partners.
the Head of foreign policy Department of the USA gave some examples of operations conducted by employees of the state Department for the removal of Americans from the most remote corners of the world. For example, in Nepal at the beginning of the pandemic at mount Everest and in other parts of the country have been hundreds of Americans. The U.S. Embassy has received special permission from the government of Nepal on flights of small aircraft in one flight were taken to 15 passengers. The employees of the Embassy went on the buses hundreds of miles to pick up their citizens from the remotest corners of Nepal and deliver to Kathmandu. Out in America has two big planes sent 600 citizens and individuals with permanent residence in the U.S., reports “Radio Freedom”.
In Argentina, the us diplomats agreed with the local Ministry of foreign Affairs on assistance to missionaries in passing the military checkpoints, as well as facilitated the release from quarantine of two elderly spouses who have no symptoms of coronavirus, according to “Voice of America”.
In Russia the second week of the agreed lists, flight schedules and refund procedure
Want to back – pay: citizens will pay for the return, although the government has allocated 1.5 billion
On a flight from new York took passengers only with a registration capital
In Russia the second week of the agreed lists, flight schedules and refund procedure
the Total number of citizens of Russia, appeared during the global pandemic coronavirus abroad, also in the tens of thousands. In late March and early April, the Russian foreign Ministry has twice compiled lists of tyeah, who wants to leave. Now the new lists are formed through the site “public Services”, where those wishing to return must fill in a special form. Now only the number of participants to return is about 25.8 million people. And just wanting to get back about 35 thousand. But many of them cannot do it.
Russian ministries and agencies, assuring that will not leave citizens to die abroad, for the second week to agree on lists of the “returnees”, flight schedules and ticket prices.
For example, the Russian Embassy in the United States has a list of 2.3 thousand of Russians wishing to return. In new York, in the heart of the epidemic, there are at least 500. But from new York flight to Moscow flew almost empty – 61 to 402 of the place, that is, the liner was loaded only 15%, although wishing it was enough.
On Board in new York allowed only those who have a residence permit in Moscow or the Moscow region. At the same time, the Russian Embassy in the USA reports about the shortage of passengers. To return to Russia, it is not enough to have the passport of the citizen of the Russian Federation. The Russians require that you register on the website gosuslugi.ru and it sends SMS messages only to Russian phone numbers have many SIM cards of foreign operators. In addition, the majority of Russian citizens complain of callousness and a formalism of employees of diplomatic missions whose main goal is to return citizens, and to follow the instructions from Moscow.
the Aircraft “Aeroflot” from Bangkok to St.-Petersburg also flew half-empty (187 to 296 seats), although from Thailand want to go back about 20 thousand Russians. In India was more than 5 thousand citizens of Russia, from Indonesia waiting for departure around 5 thousand hundreds of Russians scattered throughout Latin America. In Spain waiting for the return to Russia of about 1000 people.
On the website of the Ministry of transport of the Russian Federation on April 8 appeared in graph export flight, but it’s only preview:
April 8 – flight of Aeroflot new York- Moscow male Moscow;
April 9 – raywith “Aeroflot” Denpasar – Moscow;
April 10 – Bangkok – Moscow (Aeroflot), Bangkok – Saint Petersburg (Aeroflot), Larnaca – Moscow (Aeroflot), Larnaca – Saint Petersburg (Aeroflot), Bangkok – Novosibirsk (S7), Bangkok – Irkutsk (S7), Tokyo – Vladivostok (S7);
April 11 – the flight Antalya – Moscow (Aeroflot) and Antalya – Saint Petersburg (Aeroflot), Bangkok – Krasnoyarsk (Ural airlines), Bangkok – Kazan (Ural airlines), Bangkok – Ufa (Ural airlines);
on 12 and 13 April – Madrid – Moscow (Aeroflot), Tokyo – Moscow (Aeroflot), Podgorica – Moscow (Aeroflot), Goa – Moscow (Aeroflot).
But all this is just plans, not yet approved.
Want to back – pay: citizens will pay for the return, although the government has allocated 1.5 billion
As reported in the Ministry of transport to return home, the Russians will have to pay for transportation. However, the Department was pleased that the price will be more or less fixed.
this is despite the fact that on March 28 the government has allocated the Federal air transport Agency 1.5 billion rubles from the reserve Fund specifically for the “reimbursement of costs incurred in the return of Russians to their homeland from countries with unfavorable epidemiological situation”.
In the “Aeroflot”, said that the airline introduces a single tariff for all “returnees”, reports TASS. “It is valid for all special export flights. Fare rules and baggage allowance match the tariff group “budget” and act in economy class. For each direction set to a common value. It is about €400 for long haul and €200 for medium-haul flights are one-way including taxes and charges. Children receive a discount. Each passenger may carry one piece of checked baggage weighing up to 23 kg and one piece of hand Luggage [weight] is not more than 10 kg”, – declared a press-the Secretary “Aeroflot” JuliaI Spivakov.
As stated on the website of the Ministry of transport of the Russian Federation following the meeting of the working group coordinating the return of Russians from abroad, the cost of tickets for export flights will be fixed. For passengers with tickets of foreign airlines the cost of the new ticket is from €200 to €400 depending on range. Provide discounts for children. “If in the hands of the passenger’s unused ticket by Russian carrier, it will be taken on Board free of charge on the basis of this ticket,” – said the Ministry of transport.
export a flight from new York did not take passengers without capital residence permit
How and by whom will “be” announced flights is not clear yet. Especially given what happened with the flight new York – Moscow, which has not got three-quarters of Russians wishing to fly from the U.S. to their homeland.
On Board the Boeing 777 in new York allowed only those who have a residence permit in Moscow or Moscow region, the landing went only a few dozen people, although wanting to fly were hundreds, and the cabin remained empty more than 300 seats.
Information about stuck at the airport the Russians confirmed the President of the “Russian youth of America” Igor Kochan, who headed the Association of volunteers to help people who were unable to fly from the United States. He at this point was at the airport and in touch with the Embassy of the Russian Federation. To fly home only those who filled out information about themselves on the site “public Services” and lives in Moscow or in the Moscow region. But since in Moscow, crowded quarantine boxes, the ability to fly home give only to those who can go into quarantine at home, said Head.
Some Russians have already managed to check in for a flight, handed over your Luggage and even, according to their assurances, passed the control zone, but then returned them. As explained by the representative of the Consulate with reference to Aeroflot, there is a technical error.
One of not departed passengers Ilya Yanichev said that on the morning he and his wife received a notice of departure at 23:00. “I called Aeroflot, they said, come to the airport. Arrived, checked, checked in baggage, got boarding passes. In an hour fits the representative of “Aeroflot”, said that the technical error and our tickets are not valid… the Plane flew virtually empty. Why? Unknown”, – said Yanichev.
as the Russian Embassy in the United States requests stuck in the country of the Russians to live among compatriots, and says the lack of passengers for a single flight for export from the United States. The Ambassador stressed that the registration on the portal of public services “is a prerequisite for returning to Russia, as well as ticket availability or willingness to buy them”.
