Thousands of Brits remain stranded in the Middle East, after aviation giants Emirates, Etihad, Qatar Airways, British Airways, and more all scrapped all flights in and out of Dubai en masse on Saturday due to the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
More than 1,000 British nationalshave arrived backin the UKon commercial flightsfrom the Middle East, SirKeir Starmerhas said on Thursday, with an estimated300,000 still believed to be stuckin affected regions across the Gulf as conflict between the US,Israel, and Iran enters its sixth day.
But there may be a glimmer of hope on the horizon for some, with major airline Qatar Airways announcing that a limited number of 'relief flights' will operate from today to help evacuateterrified Britishand European travellers.
Airspaces across the Middle East have been closed and flights disrupted after Israel and the United States launched joint strikes on several key sites in Iran on Saturday, February 28. Iran has retaliated, hitting several countries across the region and causing widespread panic.
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Qatar Airways said announced the limited flights in an online statement, adding commercial flights will resume operations once the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority gives the reopening of Qatari airspace the green light by the relevant authorities.
A spokesperson for Qatar Air said an update on broader commercial flights will come this Friday, March 6, at 9am local time.
The airline said it will start operating a limited number of relief flights from March 5 to support passengers who are stranded due to the ongoing conflict.
A limited number of services are planned to both the UK and Europe, but with one catch: Stranded travellers will have to race hundreds of miles to their depature airport if they wish to flee the embattled Gulf.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
