Because of the war between Israel and Iran, some European countries want to bring their citizens from Israel to safety. So far, “around 200 people who want to leave the Austrian Embassy Tel Aviv” have reported, as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Vienna announced on Monday. But the airspace is currently tight.
Based on the instructions of the Israeli authorities, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there is a de-facto limitation of freedom of movement in the country for “safety reasons in addition to airspace lock”.
No flights about Israel and Iran
Four days after the first shot at Iranian nuclear facilities, there are still no scheduled flights over Israel and Iran. The airspace in Syria and Iraq also seems tight according to tracking portals such as “Flighttradar24”. Only from and to Jordan fly machines that start or land in Riad or Istanbul. Beirut Airport (Lebanon) also seems to be recovered from time to time.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs further explained: “The situation in this respect is continuously investigated, also in collaboration with our partners, and the travelers aware.” Austrians who are in the region are called to register at https://auslandsregistration.bmeia.gv.at, said it.
Czech Republic started evacuations
In the meantime, the Czech Republic began to bring its citizens from Israel to safety on Monday. A convoy left the port city of Tel Aviv on the Landpad and reached the boundary of a neighboring Israeli country, said the Czech ambassador in Israel, Veronika Kuchynova-Smigolova of the CTK press office. From there it should go to Prague with a government plane. It is expected with around 80 passengers on board. For security reasons it was not mentioned which neighboring country it is.
Plan also Poland and Slovakia
Poland also wants to bring his citizens home. A convoy is planned on the land in neighboring Jordan, said deputy Foreign Minister Henryka Moscicka-Dendys in Warsaw. The Poles must be brought back to their home country by the Jordanian capital Amman. This route was chosen because the airspace is currently being blocked by Israel. According to the information, around 200 people have registered for the campaign.
Slovakia also wants to fly away from the crisis region. Already on Monday evening the first of two government aircraft sent to the region will be sent back to Bratislava, but further details were not announced for safety reasons, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bratislava. The Ministry of the Interior indicated that the first flight with 91 passengers from Jordan, the second from Cyprus, would arrive.
In the meantime, Romanian media reported that individual Romanians had left Israel on the land path over Jordan. Egypt is considered a different possible route. The government of Romania has not announced any plans to fly out.
Source: Krone
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