BREAKING: UK constitution flight to take off ‘in coming days’ to evacuate Brits

A Government charter flight will take off from Muscat, Oman, “in the coming days”, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper told the Commons.

Yvette Cooper told the Commons that 130,000 British nationals have now registered their presence with the Foreign Office, allowing them to receive updates from the British government as the situation unfolds.

She told MPs: “Members will know that in many of these countries, the airspace is still closed, but I am in close contact with my counterparts across the region, speaking again yesterday with the UAE on the excellent support that they are providing and some of the departures that they are now securing as this becomes viable.

“We are also working with airlines on increasing capacity out of Muscat for British nationals, with priority for vulnerable nationals, and a Government charter flight will fly from Muscat in the coming days, prioritising vulnerable nationals, but British nationals in Oman must wait to be contacted by the foreign office regarding these options, and we will continue to work 24/7 on supporting British nationals in the region.

“I would tell the House, this is a very fast-moving situation. We have unprecedented numbers of British nationals in the region, and I will continue to update members and affected British nationals as the situation evolves.”

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