Water salute

CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- To welcome you home in the spring. At 18:19 pm on March 18, a flight with the number of PN6888, carrying 133 members of the Chongqing medical team which was sent to support Hubei, landed at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport. The fourth and ninth batches of Chongqing medical team completed the mission and returned to Chongqing from Wuhan. When the spring bloomed, the anti-epidemic heroes returned safely.

“Water salute”, the high level of etiquette in the civil aviation industry to “welcome heroes and help wash off dust”

“Hero, welcome home!” Before the plane arrived at Jiangbei Airport, the ground crew of the airport and other personnel had been waiting early on the apron, holding banners and cards. They were waiting for the moment when they welcome heroes home.

“It’s snowy when you leave, and spring has come when you come back!” “Look out for each other and go through difficulties together!” “Here we are!” “Thanks for your hard work!” ... On the other side of parking apron, a group of airport Stevedores held up warm lettering as if they were fans at a concert. Medical staff at the Airport Medical Rescue Center responsible for temperature detection, escort police cars, police to maintain order, buses... Everyone was looking in the direction of the plane.

The airport stevedore held the sign and waited for anti-epidemic heroes

At 18:19, the flight carrying heroes arrived at Jiangbei International Airport. Two fire trucks waiting on the airport apron spewed water into the sky, forming an arched door. “This is the high etiquette in the civil aviation industry to welcome our heroes to come back Chongqing.,” the relevant person in charge of Jiangbei International Airport said.

The fourth and ninth batches of members of Chongqing medical team which were sent to support Hubei arrived at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport by flight, and Dai Tao was the leader waving the team flag.

At around18:30, the cabin door was opened slowly, and 133 members of the first batch of Chongqing medical team stepped off the plane. Dai Tao, a nurse from the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, was the first one to walk off the plane, waving the flag of “National Emergency Medical Rescue Team”.

Medical staff took temperature of the team members in an orderly manner

“During the flight, the crew also prepared a singing performance for the medical staff.” The captain of the West Air flight with a number of PN6888 told the reporter. “During the flight back from Wuhan, Wuhan Air Traffic Control and Chengdu Air Traffic Control hoped that we could convey greetings and thanks to the medical staff on board. Wish that they can go back home safe and sound, and hope that their future goes well.”

They have the most simple wishes: to meet their children and eat the dishes cooked by their mothers

On February 4, when Dai Tao and his colleagues set out, other members of the team had family members to see them off, but none of Dai Tao’s came because he concealed his mission to the front line from his family on the basis of business trip. “I don’t want them to worry about me everyday” Later, his wife saw photos of him in the Wechat Moment and cried.

Anti-epidemic heroes arrived in Chongqing

It has been 43 days. Dai Tao said, “I have finally completed the task and come back home successfully.” Talking about what he would like to do most after returning to Chongqing, the 31 year old boy choked, “I just want to go home. I especially want to see my children, I miss you.”

You Qing waving the flag happily

You Qing, 26, is a nurse in Hechuan Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital. She has been working in a module hospital since she came to Hubei. After getting off the plane, she stood in the crowd smiling and waving the national flag. She said that she was surprised that so many people would come to welcome them after getting off the plane. “We come back. I miss braised pork cooked by my mother.”

Anti-epidemic heroes came back to Chongqing

On that day, 133 members of the two teams were the first batch of Chongqing medical team returned from Hubei. After the outbreak of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus pneumonia), Chongqing sent 18 batches, 1636 medical members to support Hubei. The fourth batch of Chongqing medical team to support Hubei set out on February 4, and the ninth batch of Chongqing medical team set out on February 15. During the anti-epidemic period in Hubei, they mainly received patients in Wuhan Keting Mobile Hospital and Zhuankou Mobile Hospital.

The team set out to hotel.

Look forward to meeting you in the crowds after 14 days

At about 7:50 p.m. on March 18, a convoy carrying 133 team members arrived at Xinjing LeYang Hotel in Shili Hot Spring City, Beibei District, which is the health care hotel for team members. Here, they will be isolated for 14 days.

Goods for medical team members prepared by the hotel

Before dropping their luggage in their rooms, the team members went to the hotel cafeteria for dinner. In order to honor the heroes who returned from afar, the canteen of the hotel prepared a rich variety of dishes. But most of the team members rushed to small noodles area. There was a long line in front of small noodles window. Eating a bowl of steaming noodles is a common wish of many of them returning to Chongqing for their first meal.

Welcome home! Enjoy a bowl of small noodles with all kinds of seasonings.

We also hope that after 14 days of rest, we can rub shoulders with you in the crowd. (Translated by Luo Juan, Fathom Language Limited)