Most S. Korean tourists stranded on Saipan to return home Monday
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More South Korean chartered planes will arrive at Saipan International Airport on Monday to bring home the rest of South Korean tourists stranded on the Pacific island in the aftermath of Typhoon Yutu.
Hong Yoo starts us off.
More than one thousand South Korean tourists stranded on Saipan after it was hit by a typhoon last week are expected to return home on Monday.
The South Korean government has already managed to get more than five hundred stranded South Korean tourists back home over the weekend after the Pacific Island was hit by a typhoon last week.
On Saturday, the South Korean government dispatched a military plane to Saipan.
It has shuttled back and forth between Saipan and Guam,... moving more than 400 people to Guam.
Then, South Korean chartered planes brought them from Guam to Incheon.
Saipan reopened its airport on Sunday, so now chartered flights are being sent directly to the island.
Four South Korean planes will arrive in Saipan on Monday to bring around 800 to 900 South Korean tourists back.
Only one South Korean plane was permitted to land on Saipan International Airport on Sunday due to the airport's condition.
The South Korean military plane that was dispatched to Saipan will continue to fly between Guam and Saipan to help bring the remaining South Koreans home on Monday.
Hong Yoo, Arirang News.
More South Korean chartered planes will arrive at Saipan International Airport on Monday to bring home the rest of South Korean tourists stranded on the Pacific island in the aftermath of Typhoon Yutu.
Hong Yoo starts us off.
More than one thousand South Korean tourists stranded on Saipan after it was hit by a typhoon last week are expected to return home on Monday.
The South Korean government has already managed to get more than five hundred stranded South Korean tourists back home over the weekend after the Pacific Island was hit by a typhoon last week.
On Saturday, the South Korean government dispatched a military plane to Saipan.
It has shuttled back and forth between Saipan and Guam,... moving more than 400 people to Guam.
Then, South Korean chartered planes brought them from Guam to Incheon.
Saipan reopened its airport on Sunday, so now chartered flights are being sent directly to the island.
Four South Korean planes will arrive in Saipan on Monday to bring around 800 to 900 South Korean tourists back.
Only one South Korean plane was permitted to land on Saipan International Airport on Sunday due to the airport's condition.
The South Korean military plane that was dispatched to Saipan will continue to fly between Guam and Saipan to help bring the remaining South Koreans home on Monday.
Hong Yoo, Arirang News.