Delayed UK rescue flight takes off from Oman with British nationals
First government-charted flight to evacuate citizens from Middle East takes off from Muscat one day lateMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe first flight chartered by the UK government to evacuate British nationals from the Middle East has now departed, Keir Starmer has confirmed.The prime...
<p>First government-charted flight to evacuate citizens from Middle East takes off from Muscat one day late</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/05/iran-war-latest-updates-canada-carney-trump-israel-tehran-strikes">Middle East crisis – live updates</a></p></li></ul><p>The first flight chartered by the UK government to evacuate British nationals from the Middle East has now departed, Keir Starmer has confirmed.</p><p>The prime minister announced that the delayed charter flight from Oman, which was originally scheduled to leave at 7pm on Wednesday, had taken off during a Downing Street press conference.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/05/delayed-uk-rescue-flight-oman-british-nationals">Continue reading...</a>
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