361 distressed OFWS repatriated from Lebanon | Global News

361 distressed OFWS repatriated from Lebanon

/ 04:00 AM September 05, 2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs repatriated on Thursday 361 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Lebanon.

The OFWs arrived via Philippine Airlines (PAL) chartered special flight PR-8681 from Beirut which landed at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Terminal 3 at around 8:11 p.m.

PAL spokesperson Cielo Villaluna said PAL deployed its 370-seater Boeing 777-300 aircraft, with tail no. RP-C7778 to bring home the OFWs.

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The flight left Naia at around 5:11 p.m. on Wednesday, arriving at Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport at around 8:30 p.m. same day local time. It departed for Manila two hours later.

The repatriation flight was the second from Lebanon since the chemical explosions at Beirut port last month. — (Jerome Aning)

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