For the last week, about 25 Russian auto workers have parked themselves on benches inside Tokyo International Airport after flights back to Vladivostok were canceled due to the global coronavirus pandemic. They were stranded when Japanese airlines cut international flights by 90 percent and the Russian airline Aeroflot also cancelled flights from Japan.
Parked By The Pandemic: Russian Auto Workers Stranded In Japan
- By RFE/RL
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A simple meal for one of the two dozen Russians who have been stranded at Tokyo International Airport in Haneda, Japan, on April 14.
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A Russian man sleeps amid luggage at Tokyo International Airport. About two dozen Russians who work for car-part companies and automobile importers in Japan are trying to return home to the Pacific Russian port city of Vladivostok.
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The departures board at Tokyo International Airport on April 14 shows that all flights were canceled.
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A Russian man wearing a protective face mask looks at his laptop at Tokyo International Airport on April 14.
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A stranded Russian passenger lies on a bench while calling to his family.
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A Russian man eats amid boxes of food at Tokyo International Airport.
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Airline companies began suspending regular flights between Japan and Russia on April 8.
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Food and blankets on benches at Tokyo International Airport. The Russian Embassy in Tokyo said it would provide health-care support if the travelers asked for help.
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A view of Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) airliners parked on the tarmac at Tokyo International Airport on April 14.
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A passenger walks past Russians sleeping on benches.
