(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — The Department of Foreign Affairs is mounting two flights in June and July to bring home Filipinos stranded in the United Arab Emirates.

In a virtual briefing on Wednesday, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Sarah Lou Arriola said the flights will be on June 30 and July 17 and come amid calls for the country to lift travel restrictions against the UAE and six other countries.

The DFA said it sees no problems with mounting special flights to bring home thousands of Filipinos as it has enough funds for repatriation. It added that the challenge lies with the lack of quarantine facilities for those arriving.

Current protocols set by the Inter-agency Task Force in charge of managing the COVID-19 pandemic mandates returning Filipinos to undergo a 10-day hotel quarantine.

There are currently 35,000 quarantine rooms available, but these are filling up fast.

The DFA also said there was no truth to reports that 2,000 overseas Filipino workers are on a list waiting for repatriation flights. It said data showed only 200 individuals.