Juneyao Airlines' flight from Osaka to Shanghai was rerouted to Wuhan, sending stranded Hubei passengers back home on January 28 during the coronavirus outbreak.<br /><br />The video shows Dongwei, the airline's general manager for their Japanese office, saying to the 94 Hubei passengers on board: "Welcome onboard the flight No. HO1340. The flight will land at Wuhan. Welcome back home and I wish you all to bring fortune back home for the Lunar New Year."<br /><br />According to reports, Juneyao Airlines negotiated with other passengers in advance to change the flight for them to send them back to Shanghai.<br /><br />The plane transported 94 Hubei passengers as well as 19 boxes of protective clothing and masks purchased by Juneyao Airlines to land at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport at 11:00 pm.<br /><br />Eleven aircrew including two captains, a co-pilot, six flight attendants and two security guards all volunteered to operate the flight and they will be quarantined for two weeks after returning to Shanghai.
