The closing of certain borders and the scarcity of means of transport in the midst of a coronavirus pandemic have blocked millions of people far from home all around the planet. Among them, 130,000 French people have been seeking since the beginning of the epidemic to return to their homes. Most of those who reported to embassies are now back. "We have already repatriated around 110,000 French people, said the Secretary of State for Transport on Sunday," Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, at Radio J.'s microphone. But "there are still some complicated points, especially in the Philippines".
Many people are indeed still dispersed on several islands of the Asian archipelago and had to be regrouped before joining the Hexagon by flights chartered by the government.
Air France's work praised by the Minister
A situation similar to that of 1500 French people currently present in New Zealand. "We have been mounting, since Saturday evening, government flights so as to have prices that are acceptable," continues Jean-Baptiste Djebbari. The latter, who praised "the work of Air France" in the organization of this airlift also said that several of our compatriots residing permanently abroad also asked to return to France "in particular to benefit from care ”.
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The government had called on nationals to come forward through the Ariane site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Created in 2010, it makes it possible to list and then reach French people living abroad.
