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Photo: Alexey Bespalov / BBC Ukraine
Tourists first spent the night outside and slept on the grass.
Some tourists complained that not everyone had a hotel and those with accommodation were in poor condition.
Some 180 tourists from Ukraine are unable to leave the island of Zanzibar off the coast of Africa due to a plane crash. This was announced by the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oleg Nikolenko on his page in Twitter on Monday, February 15.
“Some 180 Ukrainian tourists got stuck in Zanzibar. The plane broke down. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy in Kenya are working with a tour operator to provide citizens with the right conditions to stay during the delay and solve the problem of your return as soon as possible. as possible, “wrote Nikolenko.
In turn, the Air Force of Ukraine reports that we are talking about the flight PQ6972 of the SkyUp airlines. He was supposed to fly to Kiev on February 13 at 12:50 local time. There are also citizens of Belarus among those trapped on the island.
Some tourists complained that not everyone had a hotel and those with accommodation were in poor condition.
“First we spent the night on the street, we slept on the grass, and then the group of passengers I was in was accommodated in a terrible hotel in a dangerous area of Zanzibar city next to a local club and brothel,” Alexei said. . Bespalov, a tourist.
Today, according to him, passengers are still transported to other hotels in groups of 20-30 people.
“We look for hotels, everywhere there are unsanitary conditions, people with children sleep where they have to. There is no exact information (about departure – ed.). There is a delay every 2:00,” said another passenger on the flight. called Evgeny, he complained.
In turn, the tour operator JoinUp and the airline ensure that they have provided all tourists with the right conditions. The difficulties with the settlement are explained by the high season in Zanzibar, and the delay in departure is attributed to the coronavirus restrictions, which make it difficult to organize a new flight.
It is alleged that as of February 15 there are no flights from Zanzibar on the board of the local airport. The closest flight from Zanzibar is on February 16 at 12:50.
It was previously reported that citizens of Ukraine were beaten on the island of Zanzibar. Their valuables were taken from them on the way to the hotel. The value of the stolen property is estimated at $ 6,000.
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