British Citizens in Uae Are Repatriated Back to UK

British Citizens in Uae Are Repatriated Back to UK

ABU DHABI, 5th April, 2020 (WAM) - On Sunday, 5th April, through coordination between the UAE and UK governments, a chartered Emirates Airline plane flew out 345 British citizens who were unable to return home after the closure of UAE airports to international traffic on 24th March.. Last week, the UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and British Embassy in the UAE helped British citizens leave the UAE on commercial flights, including a FlyDubai service on 28th March.. Mansoor Abulhoul, the UAE Ambassador to the United Kingdom, said: "I am delighted that we have been able to help Brits who were unable to return home after the closure of our airports.. We have been working on this closely with the British government for the past week.. Sheikh Maktoum bin Butti Al Maktoum, Director of the Dubai office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and lead organiser of the Ministry's efforts to enable foreign nationals to return home after the international air travel ban, said that "The Ministry continues to organise clearances for flights to repatriate foreign nationals..