As of press time, Milan Airport still has no news of normal flights.
It is reported that the expiry of visas, insufficient cash, and language communication difficulties are the biggest difficulties encountered by the Shunde Pavilion. Shunde furniture companies are trying to contact the local Chinese consulate for help.
Real-time situation: Siguan Pavilion " trapped " Milan
" We are at a loss now, and we don't know when we will be able to return to our country. " Yu Zhongming said.
The Milan Furniture Exhibition Group led by Yu Zhongming has a total of 17 members, all of whom are the bosses or executives of the Shunde furniture industry .
On April 15 , the Icelandic volcano erupted. The volcanic ash quickly spread over the whole of Europe, and 63,000 flights across Europe were forced to cancel.
Yu Zhongming and his team arrived at Milan Airport on the morning of the 16th , according to the original plan , only to learn that the airport was fully grounded due to the impact of volcanic ash, and 17 members were forced to stay in Milan.
In fact, more than Yu Zhongming's team stayed in Milan. According to its introduction, a total of 4 groups participated in the Milan Furniture Fair, organized by exhibition companies in Hong Kong, Shunde, Dongguan and Guangzhou. A total of about 100 Shunde furniture business owners or executives were distributed in these 4 groups.
"Currently stranded in Italian furniture factory owner about 200 people, more than to go with the group, but also to the individual." Has been in contact with the group in Guangdong Shunde Ya Industrial Co., Ltd. Chairman Ye Zhongping said.
Ye Zhongping told reporters that he had reflected these circumstances to Shunde Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Chairman of the Furniture Association Chen Weiheng, and suggested using the name of the Furniture Association to find ways to contact them in Shunde.
Difficulties: expired visa, insufficient cash
" At present, we live in a Chinese restaurant in Milan, and basically settled down. " Yu Zhongming told reporters.
When the flight will be opened is still unknown, but the owners of furniture companies must first resolve several urgent issues: visas, cash.
" Everyone's visa is valid until the 18th or 19th local time , but now it has expired. " Yu Zhongming said in an interview that they are more worried about the visa expiration affecting the return process, and are currently communicating with Milan Airport, hoping that the airport can Prove the objective reasons for their stay in Italy.
Another big difficulty is cash. The residence fee for Chinese restaurants is 60 Euros / day, which still makes Yu Zhongming's team a bit tight. According to its introduction, 17 members have gathered all the cash. At the same time, they also get in touch with the corporate headquarters to remit money as soon as possible.
Yu Zhongming believes that some influences may still occur in Shunde. " As far as I know, some bosses who come to Milan for the exhibition have delayed some important decisions or behaviors of the company because of their delay in returning home. "
During the interview, the Shunde boss who was staying in Milan was trying to contact the Chinese consulate, hoping to get help from the state.
The major European airlines have successively tested flight bosses to return to China at the earliest or on the 20th
Major airlines can no longer sit still. The reporter was informed that many European airlines are embarking on test flights to assess the impact of volcanic ash on flight safety and strive to resume flights as soon as possible.
Yu Zhongming and his team received a notice from the airport on the 18th that the group will be able to board the return flight as early as 20th local time . Yu Zhongming told reporters that according to the plan, a few people will take the first flight back home on the 20th local time , the second batch of 10 people will leave on the 23rd , and the rest will leave Milan on the 24th . However, as of press time, the group had not determined the exact boarding news.
At present, Air France, KLM, Lufthansa and other European airlines have conducted several successful test flights, but not manned. The International Air Transport Association called on European governments to reconsider the opening of air traffic.
According to reports, due to the eruption of Icelandic volcanoes, so far about 30 countries have closed or restricted airspace, causing more than 6.8 million passengers to stay at airports around the world, and a total of 313 airports have been paralyzed.
Three companies denounce the cold blood of travel agencies
"They are all Chinese, but when they knew that the airport was closed, they threw us at the airport and immediately left, and all the hotels were returned. " Yu Zhongming was very angry in an interview.
He told reporters that the travel agency responsible for their team's residence and exhibition in Italy didn't tell them about the eruption of the Icelandic volcano and the flight ban at the airport until they arrived at the airport on the morning of the 16th local time .
" They left us at the airport on the grounds that the contract performance period has expired. There have been tour guides accompanying the interpreters during the exhibition, which now makes it difficult for us to communicate. " Yu Zhongming said that the hotel has been returned by the travel agency, and they The situation is also unfamiliar. In the case of difficult language communication, they finally found a Chinese restaurant opened by a Zhejiangese.
According to reports, Yu Zhongming's team is responsible for the whole process of Beijing Kaixuan International Travel Agency Co., Ltd., and is responsible for overseas reception is an enterprise named European Qiwang Business Travel Service Co., Ltd.
" There is nothing to say. " The reporter contacted Beijing Triumph International Travel Agency yesterday . Xie Xiuwen, the staff member of the travel agency responsible for Yu Zhongming's team, believes that the contract signed by the travel agency and Shunde Expo Exhibition Company has expired on the 16th local time and is not responsible Continue to help the delegation to deal with difficulties in Italy.
She said that the tour guide had reminded the members of the exhibition group the day after the volcano erupted, but how to remind them did not want to disclose it to reporters.
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