Plane carrying Chinese nationals returns to Beijing from Cairo
2011-02-01 14:00:15 GMT2011-02-01 22:00:15(Beijing Time)
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A plane carrying Chinese nationals who were stranded in Egypt arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport, in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2011. The second plane will arrive in south China's Guangzhou city later Tuesday. The two planes carry a total of 480 Chinese nationals. (Xinhua/Ma Ruzhuang)
A young passenger who just returned from Egypt by flight receives bouquet as he walks out of the cabin at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2011. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)
A passenger speaks on the phone as he returns from Cario by flight at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2011. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)
A young passenger who just returned from Egypt by flight poses at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2011. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)
Passengers who returned from Egypt by flight wave flags and flowers as they arrive at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2011. (Xinhua/Ma Ruzhuang)
Passengers who just returned from Egypt wave flags and flowers as they arrive at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2011. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)
BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- A plane carrying Chinese nationals who were stranded in Egypt arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport Tuesday afternoon.
The plane, operated by the Air China International Corporation, arrived in Beijing at 16:50 p.m. Bejing time. The second plane, operated by Hainan Airlines, will arrive in south China's Guangzhou city later Tuesday.
The two planes carry a total of 480 Chinese nationals.
"China has attached great importance to safety of the stranded Chinese nationals since demonstrations and protests broke out in Egypt on Jan. 28," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei at a regular news briefing.
Hong said China has taken a package of emergency measures including warning against travel and an around-the-clock hotline to provide consular protection and assistance for the Chinese nationals.
The spokesman said that a working taskforce, composed of officials from China's Foreign Ministry, National Tourism Administration, Ministry of Public Security and Civil Aviation Administration, are currently working with the Chinese embassy in Cairo to provide assistance to stranded Chinese in Egypt and to try to facilitate their early return to China.
