176 citizens of Kyrgyzstan airlifted from Novosibirsk

AKIPRESS.COM - The chartered flight arrived in Bishkek from Novosibirsk with 176 citizens of Kyrgyzstan on board. They were stranded in Novosibirsk after the flights between two countries were cancelled amid coronavirus pandemic. The S7 plane landed at Manas Airport in the evening of April 22.
"The priority in evacuation was given to elderly passengers, women with children, pregnant women, citizens with health problems, citiens subject to deportation, and those who arrived from remote parts of Russia and were in a difficult financial situation," the Foreign Ministry said.
6 citizens of Kyrgyzstan were returned from Vietnam in transit through Novosibirsk.