According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the evacuation flights for Austrians from Israel have been completed for the time being. On Friday afternoon, another Austrian Airlines evacuation plane from Tel Aviv, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, landed at Schwechat Airport. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that 162 people were safely brought to Austria by the Pyhrn-Eisenwurzen plane.
According to the broadcast, in addition to 81 Austrians, their non-Austrian relatives and citizens from Israel, Germany, Ukraine, the US, Switzerland, France, Great Britain, Canada, Spain, Poland, Estonia, Ireland, the Netherlands and Finland were found in the space. machine. According to the information, the passengers also included nearly a dozen small children.
305 civilians have flown out
In total, more than 430 people, including approximately 305 Austrians, were brought to safety from the crisis area on four flights. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Austria is one of the first countries to organize and successfully carry out evacuation flights for its citizens.
According to the Foreign Ministry, there are still approximately 90 Austrians registered as currently unwilling to leave Israel. “If necessary, the embassy will use all options to accommodate those who want to leave the country on the scheduled or evacuation flights of our partners,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Schallenberg praises “tireless efforts”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ crisis team continues to meet several times a day to continuously assess current developments, in close cooperation with international partners. Given the unstable situation in the region, the Austrian embassies in Tel Aviv, Nicosia, Amman and Beirut have been reinforced in terms of staff, including members of the armed forces. Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) thanked the entire team for their “tireless efforts”.
Source: Krone
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