Foreign Office points main replace after ‘don’t journey’ record over stranded Brits
More than 37,000 British nationals have now returned to the UK as the Foreign Office continues repatriation efforts with charter flights from Dubai and Oman amid the Middle East crisis
More travel guidance has been issued by the Foreign Office (Image: AP)
A significant update has been issued by the Foreign Office for Brits trapped as the Middle East conflict continues to rage.
Numerous British nationals are frantically trying to return home due to the crisis in the Middle East which has witnessed Iran launching missiles at neighbouring nations. It comes after several countries were added to the UK’s ‘do not travel’ list.
Dubai and other destinations particularly in the United Arab Emirates are favoured holiday spots with many British people either residing there, on holiday or simply passing through on connecting flights.
It is now 10 days since the conflict began with US-Israeli missile raids on Iran which saw the killing of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, reports the Mirror.
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As the repatriation effort continues from the UK government, the Foreign Office has given an update saying that 37,000 people have now returned.
It states: “More than 37,000 British nationals have returned to the UK since 1 March. Three charter flights have now left Oman and landed in the UK, The third flight landed in the UK earlier this morning.
“The UK government has chartered a flight out of Dubai which, subject to the situation on the ground, will leave later today. On Sunday, 30 flights departed from across the region carrying more than 7,000 British nationals – the highest number of Brits arriving in the UK in a single day since the beginning of the crisis.
“The UK government has chartered a flight out of Dubai which, subject to the situation on the ground, will leave later today.
“On Sunday, 30 flights departed from across the region carrying more than 7,000 British nationals – the highest number of Brits arriving in the UK in a single day since the beginning of the crisis. British national should continue to follow FCDO Travel Advice and local instructions, as the situation is volatile and could escalate.”
Sir Keir Starmer has stated that the UK is “working round the clock to keep British citizens safe” and recognised that Britons at home are “worried sick” for friends and family.
“Staff are on the ground to support those in need, Government-provided flights are helping people get home, and our tireless armed forces are flying across the region to defend our allies and our interests,” he said.
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