Latest Update from MSC Cruises on passenger repatriation

MSC Cruises reports that it has currently organized flights for over 1,500 of its guests who were on board MSC Euribia in Dubai, enabling them to leave the region.

As of Friday morning (March 6), the cruise company said a total of seven flights carrying MSC Cruises’ guests have departed the region.

These flights include dedicated charter services operated at MSC Cruises’ expense, seats secured in partnership with Emirates and Fly Dubai on scheduled commercial services, as well as some government organized flights.

It said that guests have been repatriated to a range of destinations, including the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Spain, the United States and Brazil.

MSC Cruises’ Executive Chairman, Pierfrancesco Vago said: “I am immensely proud of how the whole company is coming together with this highly complex repatriation operation,”

Vago continued: “Our Ship Command and crew have worked tirelessly to ensure our guests are well cared for and our teams across the globe have worked round the clock to get our guests home safely and in a timely manner.”

And he stated: “We have received unparalleled support from our airline partner, Emirates as well as the regional and national governments who are supporting us to facilitate the necessary operational logistics and authorization for the flights.”

Vago concluded: “We still have some guests on the ship, but we are working hard to secure their safe passage from the region.”