Updates from the Middle East as the conflict there enters a second week, including news of changes to Virgin Atlantic's schedules, the effort to get stranded passengers off three cruise ships in the region, and the government's plans for a repatriation flight booking portal.
Virgin Atlantic has ended its Dubai programme early for the winter (Credit: iStock / EdithRum)
The Foreign Office (FCDO) has opened a booking portal for British nationals looking to get home from the Middle East via UK government-chartered flights with the conflict in the region, which has entered its second week, showing no sign of abating.
The portal went live on Sunday (8 March) and booking priority will be given to the most vulnerable. At least 300,000 UK nationals are understood to be in the region, more than 160,000 of whom have registered their presence with the FCDO.
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