European CommissionMar 5

Recent events in the Middle East mean many citizens need a safe route back to Europe.

Here is what we are doing to help, through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism:

🔹 We are helping EU countries organise repatriation flights.
🔹 6 flights have already brought citizens back to 🇧🇬, 🇮🇹, 🇦🇹, and 🇸🇰.
🔹 We are planning more flights over the coming days to help even more people return home.

The safety of Europeans is always our first priority.

More 👉https://link.europa.eu/HBmBdf

Show threadErik Play2Learn
@EUCommission Do you just need a pilot and a plane willing to go there? Or do you go as far as getting agreement from Iran military that the planes won't get targeted?
Mar 5 at 12:45pmTusky
Show threadikuturso 🇪🇺Mar 5

@fallbackerik I think these flights are only leaving from airspace that is considered safe still. Oman wasn't attacked so maybe from there. I don't know if there's anything more than the observation that Iran has not attacked Oman so far and that Oman does not have a permanent US base as a guarantee.

@EUCommission

Show threadRihards OlupsMar 5
@ikuturso @fallbackerik Oman surely got some.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/drone-hits-fuel-tank-omans-duqm-port-2026-03-03/
Show threadikuturso 🇪🇺Mar 5
@richlv @fallbackerik Ah, thanks. They've still deemed the targets and the threat low enough that they are able to keep the airspace open.