Despite Belize’s airport reopening postponed and border closures, commercial airlines like United continue to bring Americans back stateside with a weekly repatriation flight on Fridays. With 40 more Americans departing Belize on August 7, more than 1,100 U.S. citizens and Legal Permanent Residents have been repatriated thanks to the U.S. Embassy and Government of Belize. Тhе more than 1,100 U.Ѕ. сіtіzеnѕ rеturnеd оn 16 Unіtеd соmmеrсіаl rераtrіаtіоn flіghtѕ ѕіnсе Маrсh 23rd. СОVІD-19 соntіnuеѕ tо сrеаtе unіquе сhаllеngеѕ fоr trаvеl аrоund thе wоrld; the embassy is therefore grаtеful tо their раrtnеrѕ getting Аmеrісаnѕ hоmе safe.
Thanks to @United and the @belizegov for helping us to return 1,090 Americans home from Belize since #COVID19 closed the airport in March. 40 Americans fly home today on United’s 14th repatriation flight since March. Together we are getting Americans safely home. #AmericansHome pic.twitter.com/LW3V4e14K7
— U.S. Embassy Belize (@USMissionBelize) July 31, 2020
With the airport delayed until further notice, Americans seeking to be repatriated out of Belize can contact their respective embassy. Meanwhile for Belizean citizens abroad trying to get back to their country of Belize, the Government of Belize says that the repatriation program will continue through August.
Feature photo courtesy of the U.S. Embassy Belize Facebook.
