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About two dozen South Koreans returned home Saturday, hours after being airlifted to the US Pacific territory of Guam from typhoon-hit Saipan by a South Korean military transport plane, officials of two airlines said.
The 21 people, including at least four children and three infants, arrived at Incheon International Airport, the main gateway to Seoul, via Korean Air Lines Co. and its budget affiliate, Jin Air Co., around 9 p.m., according to officials of Korean Air and Jin Air.
The passengers were among 161 South Korean tourists who were airlifted to Guam from Saipan earlier in the day by the C-130 Hercules plane.
Two planes, belonging to Korean Air and Jin Air, are set to leave for Seoul from Guam on early Sunday, though it remains unclear how many out of the remaining 140 will be able to board.
Two additional South Korean carriers are set to leave for Seoul from Guam on Sunday afternoon to bring home South Koreans, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said.
The C-130 Hercules plane also plans to airlift South Koreans to Guam from Saipan on Sunday, an official at the South Korean Consular Agency in Hagatna, Guam, said by phone.
In Seoul, the ministry said the number of South Korean tourists to be airlifted to Guam from Saipan on Sunday could be around 300.
The South Korean military plane provided bottled water, instant noodles and ready-to-eat meals to more than 1,000 South Koreans tourists stranded in Saipan, the official in Hagatna said. He asked not to be identified.
Saipan's international airport has been closed since Saipan was devastated by Super Typhoon Yutu earlier this week.
On Sunday, Asiana Airlines, South Korea's second-biggest full-service carrier, plans to send a 302-seat B777 to Saipan to bring home South Korean tourists.
Asiana Airlines and two South Korean low-cost carriers -- Jeju Air Co. and T'Way Air Co. -- plan to send four planes on Monday to bring home South Koreans from Saipan. (Yonhap)
