Iran war: Evacuation flights ramp up bringing stranded home

"Australia, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, the United States and Russia are among the nations organizing special evacuation flights for their citizens. Some countries are chartering commercial planes, while others are deploying military aircraft. They are evacuating nationals from countries including Oman, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates."

"Some 138,000 British nationals in the Gulf have registered their presence with the UK government, the Home Office said. 112,000 of these are in the United Arab Emirates. Russia has been evacuating its citizens on emergency service flights and charter planes. More than 100 Russians, including children, arrived in Moscow on a transport aircraft on Wednesday."

"Belgium's news agency reported that the government is evacuating its citizens by road to neighbouring countries with operational flights. It has scheduled buses on Thursday evening to take people to Saudi Arabia. Those stranded in the UAE will be taken on buses to Muscat, Oman, starting on Friday, the news agency said."

Multiple nations are conducting coordinated evacuation operations to bring their citizens home from Middle Eastern countries. The UK has chartered commercial flights from Oman with three flights scheduled throughout the week, with 138,000 British nationals registered in the Gulf region. Russia is using emergency service flights and charter planes, having already evacuated over 100 citizens through Azerbaijan. Belgium is organizing bus transport to neighboring countries for onward flights, routing UAE residents through Oman to Egypt. New Zealand deployed military aircraft to assist its citizens. Countries including Australia, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United States are similarly organizing evacuations using both military and commercial aviation resources.

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