On Monday morning, a plane organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Austrian Airlines landed in Vienna-Schwechat from Sharm El Sheikh, the Foreign Ministry announced. Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger (NEOS) personally welcomed the people at the airport.

In the plane, 155 people who had traveled from Israel to the resort town of Sharm El Sheikh with buses organized by the embassy in Tel Aviv were able to be brought to Austria. In addition to 78 Austrians, their non-Austrian family members and nationals from 16 partner countries (Albania, Germany, France, Ireland, Israel, Canada, Croatia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Switzerland, Slovakia, Spain, Hungary, USA, United Kingdom) also found space on the plane.

Since the beginning of the air war with Israel last Friday a week ago, more than 140 people, including over 60 Austrians, have been able to leave Iran thanks to the efforts of the Austrian embassy in Tehran with six buses overland, the Foreign Ministry also announced in a release.

Foreign Ministry spoke of a "joint effort"

The Foreign Ministry spoke of a "joint effort" involving the Austrian embassies in Tel Aviv, Tehran, Amman, Cairo, Ankara, and Tbilisi, as well as partners. "The safety of Austrians is our top priority," emphasized Foreign Minister Meinl-Reisinger. "I am pleased that we were able to support so many people in leaving Israel and Iran." The embassy teams in the region are on duty around the clock for this purpose.

The border crossings from Israel to Jordan and Egypt, as well as from Iran to Armenia, remain open for Austrian citizens, according to the Foreign Ministry. Independent departures from both Israel and Iran are therefore still possible. At the same time, the Foreign Ministry strongly advises against traveling to the crisis region at this time. Furthermore, it asks all Austrians in the region to register via https://auslandsregistrierung.bmeia.gv.at.

(APA/Red)

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