Manju migrated to work as a housemaid in Lebanon in 2006. In the last 14 years, she managed to earn some money, build a house for the family in Morang and educate her two sons.

In April, she decided to return to Nepal for good. But the problem was that Nepal was under complete lockdown and all flights were suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic.

“My family wanted me to come back home. So I had planned to return,” Manju told the Post over the phone from Beirut. “I was working in a bank. I had a visa till October, yet I decided to return home.”

Last month, after months of waiting for the flight service to resume, Manju bought a ticket for Nepal at USD 810 which was paid by her employer. After numerous cancellations of flights, her flight was scheduled for Sunday. But, once again, the flight got cancelled.

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