Charter flight from India unites and separates transnational families
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Radio Taiwan International
Date: 05 May, 2020
By: John Van Trieste
Indian businessman Prabhat Ranjan (right) has decided to send his Taiwanese wife and his son back to Taiwan on a charter flight to limit their risk of getting COVID-19 while he stays in India to continue running his business.
Indian businessman Prabhat Ranjan (right) has decided to send his Taiwanese wife and his son back to Taiwan on a charter flight to limit their risk of getting COVID-19 while he stays in India to continue running his business.
A charter flight bringing Taiwanese citizens and some foreigners back from New Delhi on Tuesday has left some transnational families with difficult choices.
The flight was the latest effort by the foreign ministry to repatriate those who wish to return to Taiwan amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as travel has become difficult. [FULL STORY]