More flights to rescue British nationals stranded in the Middle East have been announced.
The prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer said two further government-chartered flights will take off from Oman “in the coming days”.
British Airways announced two more flights will operate between the capital Muscat and London Heathrow, on Friday and Saturday.
The first Government rescue flight and British Airways commercial flight from Muscat is set to depart on Wednesday evening.
Mr Starmer told MPs that more than 1,000 British nationals landed back in the UK on commercial flights from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday.
Eight more UK flights are scheduled to depart the UAE on Wednesday, he confirmed.
There is not expected to be a widespread evacuation of the 138,000 British nationals who have registered their presence in the Middle East.
Some commercial flights are operating from Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the UAE but the vast majority are cancelled due to airspace restrictions caused by the US-Israeli war against Iran.
British Airways, which does not usually serve Muscat, said it remains unable to operate its scheduled flights from Abu Dhabi, Amman, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai and Tel Aviv.
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