Foreign Secretary reiterates the UK's top
priority is the safety and security of British nationals in the
Middle East
Foreign Secretary said:
The safety and security of British citizens is our top priority,
and we know that hundreds of thousands of people have been
affected by the conflict and escalation in the Middle East and
the Gulf. This includes holiday makers, business travellers and
visitors who can't return home because of airspace closures or
strikes.
That's why we have the Foreign Office crisis centre that is
open 24/7 and why we've asked people to sign up to
register your presence, so that we can make sure there is up to
date information and to follow travel advice across the
region.
But most importantly, we are working with airlines, with the
travel industry, with governments across the region to make sure
that there will be safe ways for people to return home.
For Abu Dhabi and Dubai, the airlines have been able to reinstate
some commercial flights and will be working to help existing
passengers, and we are working with them and the government to
try to maximise the number of seats for British nationals.
For Oman, in addition to commercial flights, we are also working
to secure a government charter flight in the coming days, to
prioritise vulnerable citizens who need to return
home.
And we will continue to work with the travel
industry. We'll continue to ensure that we do
everything possible to find more routes for people to return
home.
Do follow the local travel advice in the area, follow the travel
alerts, and keep in touch with your airline as
well.
The team here will keep doing everything possible to make sure
that advice is updated and to do everything possible to keep
British citizens secure and safe.
