Three hundred seventy-two Korean nationals who had been stranded in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), due to the Middle East crisis returned to Incheon on the 6th.
Emirates flight EK322, which they boarded, departed Dubai International Airport and arrived at Incheon International Airport at about 8:25 p.m. that day.
This flight is the first nonstop service from the UAE to Incheon to resume after the U.S. and Israel's airstrikes on Iran halted operations. Of the 422 passengers on board, 372 were confirmed to be Korean.
The government was said to have consulted with the United Arab Emirates to resume nonstop flights to support the return of Korean nationals staying in the Middle East.
About 18,000 Korean nationals are currently staying in 14 Middle Eastern countries. Of these, about 4,900 are short-term visitors, and about 3,500 people are reportedly waiting to return due to flight cancellations and other reasons.