Airlines including Easyjet, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have suspended flights after rockets fired towards airport
The UK government has said it is organising flights for any British citizen wanting to leave the brutal conflict in Israel - at £300 per person. The war, which was ignited by a bloody and wide-ranging Hamas attack into Israel, has already claimed at least 2,400 lives on both sides.
British Airways flight BA165 returned to Heathrow after nearly reaching Tel Aviv before the decision was made. There were reports Palestinian militant group Hamas fired multiple rockets towards Ben Gurion Airport. The UK Government has said it will arrange commercial flights to the UK to help British nationals wanting to leave Israel following the Hamas attack, the Foreign Secretary has announced.
British nationals, including dual nationals, and dependants if travelling with a British national normally resident in the UK, will be invited to take up seats on the flights. These are paid commercial flights – our standard procedure. Each ticket will cost £300. The governmen said this reflects the costs of operating the flight only.
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