9,630 Georgian citizens brought home, 18,857 supported abroad amid coronavirus pandemic

Georgian diplomatic representations have given assistance to a total of 18,857 Georgian citizens abroad, while 9,630 of them have been brought back to Georgia amid the coronavirus pandemic as of May 5, says the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Georgian citizens will be brought from Athens, Greece today by a special flight to Tbilisi.

Georgian citizens will return from Jordan and Saudi Arabia on May 6, says the ministry, while they will be brought to Tbilisi from Amsterdam, the Netherlands on May 7 and from Berlin, Germany on May 9.

In addition to recently carried out flights from Vienna, Madrid, Copenhagen and Warsaw, Georgia has already carried out special flights to evacuate its citizens from other cities including Berlin, Vienna, London, Athens, Amsterdam, Larnaca, Beijing, Rome, Paris, Tel Aviv, Prague and Barcelona.

Out of the Georgian citizens who have returned to the country amid the coronavirus pandemic, 5,369 were brought by special flights, 3,946 by land vehicles and 315 by ferry.

Georgian citizens who are abroad and want to return to the country have to fill a special electronic application, which is available on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and on the websites of the diplomatic missions of Georgia.

Citizens that will come back to Georgia will be placed in 14-day quarantine.

The flights will be carried out by the national flag carrier Georgian Airways, and ticket price will not exceed €199.