A group of 187 Maltese nationals evacuated from the United Arab Emirates arrived safely in Malta on Saturday morning after the government organised a special charter flight to bring them home amid escalating tensions in the Gulf. Foreign Minister Ian Borg said in a Facebook post that all those on board the aircraft were Maltese citizens based in the
Almost 200 Maltese citizens caught in the United Arab Emirates following the outbreak of war in neighbouring Iran have been flown home. An Airbus A330-300 plane carrying 187 Maltese people touched ground at Malta International Airport at 4.58am on Saturday morning, safely returning the citizens to their families. The evacuation flight was chartered
An Air France repatriation flight was forced to turn back on Thursday evening due to missile fire, the French transport minister said. Posting on X, Philippe Tabarot said the Air France aircraft, “chartered by the government” to repatriate French nationals from the Middle East, had to abort its mission because of missile fire in the area. “Despite
Emirates has confirmed that it is currently operating a reduced flight schedule until further notice following the partial reopening of regional airspace to allow the safe operation of commercial flights. On 5th and 6th March, more than 100 flights are scheduled to depart from and return to Dubai. These services will transport passengers seeking to
Explosions in the sky woke Cory McKane on Saturday, turning a quick visit to Dubai before a friend's wedding in India into a tense, multi-day search for a way out of the United Arab Emirates as the Iran war expanded. With few options, McKane and his friends eventually drove a rental car to the Oman border, where taxi drivers were charging up to $650
The government is making arrangements to repatriate Maltese who are stranded in the United Arab Emirates, and it will pay for the trips, the prime minister announced on Wednesday. He did not say how or when the repatriations will take place, but he thanked Foreign Minister Ian Borg and his staff for their work. Several European countries on Tuesday
A charter flight from the United Arab Emirates will bring home stranded Maltese nationals in the coming days, Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg has announced. Some 215 Maltese nationals living in the Middle East have contacted Malta’s Consular Directorate for assistance after the war triggered by US-Israeli attacks on Iran. In a video address on Wednesday
