The Chinese Embassy in the U.K. has scheduled a chartered flight Thursday for less than 200 underage Chinese students who have yet to leave the country, according to financial outlet Caixin.

The flight was arranged parents from over 160 families — none of whom are permitted on board — petitioned the embassy in mid-March to help send their children home. Earlier the same month, the Chinese ambassador to the U.K. Liu Xiaoming said there were around 15,000 Chinese minors studying in the country.

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed Tuesday that another group of 200-plus overseas students who were stranded in Ethiopia during transit had returned to China after a special flight was arranged. Also this week, a top official from China’s Ministry of Education said that just 180,000 out of 1.6 million Chinese students abroad have returned home. (Image: Xinhua)