With No Direct Flights to China, International Students Hoping to Return Home Become Stranded 

With No Direct Flights to China, International Students Hoping to Return Home Become Stranded 
Chinese citizens check in to their Air China flight to Beijing, at Los Angeles International Airport in California, U.S. on Feb. 2, 2020. MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images
Nicole Hao
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22 Chinese nationals who were studying abroad in the United States recently attempted to return to their home country, but became stranded in Zurich, Switzerland. Due to travel restrictions as a result of the pandemic, they were unable to find flights back to China.

The students sought help from the local Chinese consulate. But staff gave them misleading information and were unable to secure flights for them, according to a student who spoke with The Epoch Times.

Nicole Hao
Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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