UK working with airlines to boost Oman evacuations

Foreign Minister ​Yvette Cooper said on Tuesday that Britain was working with airlines on increasing capacity out of Muscat, Oman to prioritise the evacuation of vulnerable British nationals.
Cooper, ⁠addressing lawmakers in parliament, said she ⁠was in close contact with her counterparts in the Gulf countries, where 130,000 British citizens have now ‌registered their presence in the ​region.
'We are ⁠also working with airlines on ​increasing capacity out of Muscat ‌for British nationals, with priority for vulnerable nationals,' Cooper ​said.
'A government charter flight will fly from Muscat in the coming days, prioritising vulnerable nationals, but British nationals in Oman must wait to ‌be contacted by the foreign office regarding these ​options.'
In an update, a UK Foreign ​Office ‌note said ⁠the chartered flight would depart from Muscat at 1900 GMT on Wednesday, cautioning, however, ​that Britons should not go ⁠to the ​airport unless they are contacted.
IAG-owned British Airways said it would operate a separate flight from Muscat to London's Heathrow Airport ​on Thursday.