Last night at Lisbon Airport, the first aircraft landed with evacuated Portuguese citizens from Dubai who had not been able to leave the Gulf area since the Saturday US and Israel attacked Iran.
According to SIC television, the cruise was organised by the Emirates line, with which diplomats from the Portuguese embassy in the United arabian Emirates worked. Each passenger, as determined by the station, had to pay for the ticket.
According to Portuguese media estimates, there are presently more than 10,000 Portuguese citizens in the mediate East.
By yesterday, about 400 citizens of this country had been asked by the Portuguese Ministry of abroad Affairs to assist in the evacuation of the conflict-stricken region. Most of them are tourists.
According to CNN, Portugal's air evacuation coordinator Portuguese diplomats inform citizens that returning to the country will be paid. citing respective passengers, tv reported that diplomats were to inform curious Portuguese people that the costs of leaving the mediate East would be around EUR 600 per person.
On the another hand, quoting Portuguese diplomatic sources, RTP's tv has determined that 63 Portuguese citizens from Israel should be evacuated by land soon.
APW, PAP
