A government-chartered repatriation flight from Oman to Britain was grounded overnight due to "problems with getting passengers on board," a minister has confirmed. The plane, intended to bring British nationals home amidst the escalating conflict in the Middle East, is now scheduled to depart Muscat for the UK on Thursday, though an exact time remains unconfirmed.
Home Office minister Alex Norris explained the delay, telling LBC: "It didn’t take off because there are operational reasons… about getting passengers on board, and it wasn’t able to happen in the time that it had to happen. So that’s now going to go today instead." Mr Norris expressed confidence that the flight would now proceed as planned.
