UK charter evacuation flight for Britons failed to depart Muscat Wednesday night, rescheduled for Thursday amid Iran conflict/Representative ImageA charter flight arranged by the UK government to evacuate British nationals from the Middle East failed to depart as scheduled from Oman late on Wednesday, leaving passengers stranded despite hours of waiting at the airport. The development was reported by Sky News.The aircraft had been scheduled to leave the Omani capital, Muscat, at 11pm local time on Wednesday, which corresponds to 7pm in the UK. The outlet reported that the flight has been rescheduled and is now expected to depart later on Thursday. One such flight departed on Wednesday night and was expected to land at Heathrow Airport shortly after 8am on Thursday.Passengers who had been scheduled to travel on the cancelled charter flight were later taken back to a hotel. They added that the disruption had caused significant stress for many people waiting to leave the region.

Source: The Times March 05, 2026 09:21 UTC