Nepal govt sends Nepal Airlines' Airbus A-330 to Wuhan for evacuation

Feb 15, 2020

Kathmandu (Nepal), Feb 15 (ANI): Nepal Government on February 15 has sent Nepal Airlines' Airbus A-330 to Wuhan, to evacuate its citizens from China amid Coronavirus outbreak. The aircraft, which is scheduled to land at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport at night, has three pilots, six crew members, an engineer, a loadmaster and a health team as well as the Army. A total of 185 Nepali are expected to land in Kathmandu on Sunday morning at around 2:15 a.m. if they pass the health test at Wuhan airport. Coronavirus has claimed life of more than 1500 people and has infected at least 60,000 others.