| MSC repatriating

MSC Cruises has organised flights for more than 1,500 guests who were on board MSCEuribia in Dubai to get them home (CW 02 Mar).

A statement from the cruise line issued Sat morning said a total of seven flights carrying MSC’s guests have departed the region.

These flights include dedicated charter services operated by MSC, scheduled commercial services, as well as some govtorganised flights.

Pax have been repatriated to the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Spain, the United States, and Brazil, while a small number remain on the ship.

“I am immensely proud of how the whole company is coming together with this highly complex repatriation operation,” executive chair Pierfrancesco Vago said.

“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.”