The process of sending students on board flights to Sabah and Sarawak other than the northern, central and southern zones in the Peninsula will begin on May 1.

Senior Minister (Security Cluster), Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, said the sending home of the affected students would use scheduled flight services.

"The sending home of students to Sarawak and Sabah will commence on May 1, 2020. Students in Terengganu and Kelantan will be flown from Sultan Mahmud Airport, Kuala Terengganu.

"Students in the central zone including Pahang will be flown from KLIA International Airport. For the north zone, they will be flown from Penang International Airport," he said at a press conference here today.

For the southern zone, students will depart from Senai International Airport, Johor.