By Wednesday evening 11 aircraft arrived in Poland, which returned from the mediate East 2263 passengers; on Thursday night 2 military aircraft will return to Warsaw with 110 people who request medical support – the MFA passed. LOT launches return cruises from Sri Lanka and Maldives.
MFA spokesperson Maciej Wewiór stressed on Thursday's press briefing that the ministry had no information that any Polish citizen suffered from armed actions in the mediate East, although, as he pointed out, the situation is different in each country.
He besides informed that by the end of Wednesday, 11 aircraft flew to Poland and 2263 passengers returned to Poland. He added that on Thursday night, 2 planes of the Polish Air Force are scheduled to land in Warsaw, on which 110 passengers will return who request medical support. These people drove 3 coaches from the United arabian Emirates to the airport in the capital city of Oman – Maskata. He pointed out that during the journey from the UAE to Oman our citizens were accompanied by Polish consuls who improved crossing the border. He added that the coaches themselves were organised by consuls with the support of 1 of the companies of the State Treasury.
The fan pointed out that the airspace over the UAE is temporarily opened. He besides estimated that the country could leave as many as 40,000 tourists a day. In his opinion, this would mean that the tourism crisis in this country would be resolved within a week. The spokesperson for the ministry pointed out that if the sky above the UAE opens slowly, it will be possible for up to 100 flights per day. – We are working to guarantee that there are as many flights to Poland in this network of flights as possible, due to the fact that these flights will be worldwide – stated the Vizier.
As he added, a crisis squad gathering was held in the MFA on Thursday, chaired by Minister of athletics and Tourism Jakub Rutnicki. It discusses, among others, the situation in countries outside the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula. He besides stressed that at this minute the territory of Israel wants to leave “a few, several” Polish citizens. He added that in Lebanon and Jordan there are no longer Poles who express their desire to leave these countries.
LOT reported on Thursday that it is launching return flights for customers of travel agencies from Sri Lanka and Maldives. Additional flights for tourists on the Colombo-Warsaw and Male-Warsaw routes are scheduled to take place on 10 March.
As indicated by the line, on additional cruises on 10 March in the morning, seats for individual tourists will be offered as shortly as available. LOT has stated that tickets for these calls will be available through agents: Weco-Travel, eTravel and LOT Travel. ‘These are only offices authorised to sale PLL LOT return flights,’ the carrier indicated. Information on subsequent PLL LOT return flights will be provided on an ongoing basis.
On Tuesday, PLL LOT announced an extension of the suspension of flights to the mediate East. The carrier cancelled flights to Dubai until March 6 and to Riyadh until March 8. Connections to Tel Aviv stay suspended until and including 18 March. On Thursday, Piotr Rudzki from the press office of Chopin Airport announced that 2 aircraft from the mediate East would land on the same day: the Emirates device from Dubai and the Air Arabia aircraft from Sharjah. He added that on Friday the arrival of the Air Arabia line from Sharjah was planned. It besides stated that PLL LOT's decision to launch flights to Dubai would depend on EASA's recommendations.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of abroad Affairs announced earlier on Thursday on platform X that the Ministry received signals that the Dubai authorities could make changes to the support strategy for tourists staying there in connection with military activities. At the same time, he assured that the MFA remained in constant contact with the UAE government.
About 14 1000 Polish citizens are present in the UAE, of which 10 000 people are registered in the Odysseus system, including around 400 000 people with the EU. Prime Minister Donald Tusk informed on Tuesday that Polish partners in the United arabian Emirates guarantee that "the state takes on a work and fulfills this work to care for all those who are stuck or are moving out of remainder time in the United arabian Emirates, so they will not be left alone."
On Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister, the head of MON Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said that in the evacuation of Poles from the mediate East due to Israel and the US attack on Iran there are 2 Boeing 737 aircraft in usage and 2 Hercules transport aircraft at the disposal. He added that anyone who would request support would be able to number on the support of the Polish army.
According to the decision of president Karol Nawrocki, from 5 to 31 March 2026 to 150 soldiers may be active in the evacuation of Polish citizens, in peculiar those requiring medical support from the mediate East.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on Wednesday that he had decided to usage military aircraft to support the evacuation of Poles from the mediate East and made specified a request to president Karol Nawrocki. The president of the Republic of Poland, head of the armed forces, signed the decision to usage the Polish Army Continent mediate East in the evacuation activities of Polish citizens residing in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and the United arabian Emirates.
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) reported on Saturday that there is simply a advanced hazard for civilian aviation in both Iran and neighbouring countries in which US bases are located. She recommended that operators refrain from flying.
In Frankfurt am Main on Thursday morning, the first evacuation aircraft organized by the German government from the conflicted mediate East landed. Evacuation flights are besides organised by the USA and another European countries, including France, Spain and Poland.
The United States and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday, February 28. Tehran retaliated on attacks on, among others, US bases in the region, resulting in many airlines cancelling their flights.
Source: PAP
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