▲ Immigration officials at Mauritius Airport collecting passports from our citizens


Some of the newlyweds, who were denied entry to Mauritius, an island in Africa, returned home through Incheon International Airport on Thursday (26).

Even though they knew that they would be banned, they burst into anger that they had to fly to Mauritius with a de facto "force."

Five newly married couples, including Kim and his 30-year-old couple arrived at Incheon International Airport at 10:10 am today via Korean Air 952 via Dubai.

They are newlyweds who visited Mauritius on a separate schedule from the 34 Korean tourists who were detained because they had cold symptoms and were quarantined in poor facilities.

None of these had any suspected corona symptoms, but Mauritius immigration officials said they had banned entry.

Mr. Kim, who met at Incheon International Airport, said, “We looked at our passport at the Mauritius airport immigration desk and asked if we were Korean. At that time, I conveyed the situation.

"I was going to stay in Mauritius for seven days, but I came back six hours at the airport," he said. "I was ignored when I asked for water at the airport.

“I had to wait 16 hours while waiting for a flight to Korea from Dubai,” he said.

They booked the entire local honeymoon through a domestic travel agency, but the travel agency broke up saying it didn't help the locals.

Rather, they claim that the travel agent has to go to Mauritius and be officially banned to receive a refund for the remaining itinerary.

Kim's wife, Choi Mo, 28, said, "I stayed in Dubai for a day and got acquainted with acquaintances and found out that I would be banned from entering Mauritius." Claimed.

"Travel agency told me to pay an additional one million won per person to return to Dubai from Korea directly," he said. "If I went to Mauritius and were banned from entry, I couldn't make another choice."

Joo Mo, 28, who returned home on the same aircraft, said, “Travel agents were only able to get information from tourists, but they didn't have anything to do with it.” "There is nothing."

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