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Italy did not allow 151 Bangladeshi from get off the plane.151 Bangladeshi are not being allowed to disembark from a Qatar Airways flight landing at Fumicino Airport in Rome, Italy. The Qatar Airways plane carrying the Bangladeshis landed at Fumicino Airport in Italy from Doha and is currently at Terminal 5. This information was given in a report of the local media of Italy, il messaggero, on Wednesday.
According to Qatar Airways sources, a Qatar Airways flight will return with 151 Bangladeshis on Thursday morning. At the same time, the airline will not carry any passengers going to Italy for the time being.
Earlier, Italy suspended flights to Bangladesh after coronavirus was detected in the bodies of more than two dozen Bangladeshi passengers on another flight.
Qatar Airways authorities said the plane did not come to Rome from Dhaka. That is why Bengali passengers should be allowed to get off the plane. Qatar Airways is following all rules and regulations of the Italian government and INAC regarding aviation.
Il messaggero said the Italian Interior Ministry had decided that 151 Bangladeshi passengers on the Qatar Airways flight could not enter Italy. They can’t even get off the plane at the airport. However, they will be allowed to get off the plane if emergency medical services are needed.
It has been informed that the Bangladeshi passengers on the same Qatar Airways flight will be sent back to Doha at 4:00 pm local time in Rome. However, 80 passengers from other countries were allowed to disembark. Authorities said arrangements would be made to send samples of their corona to quarantine at the airport after testing.
One of the Bangladeshi women among the riders felt sick and asked the health workers for help. But Italian authorities said the woman fell ill after a long journey, which was not related to the Covid-19.
Tensions erupted after the pilot announced that not everyone would be able to disembark after the QR131 flight landed at Fumisino Airport. After this announcement, the Bangladeshi passengers started protesting. A woman fell ill.
Akafim, a Pakistani, said no one measured his body temperature when he left Islamabad. Its temperature has been measured only in Italy.
News Room, July 08,2020
