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Commercial travel across the Middle East remains disrupted by the conflict. Government and airline flights have already helped tens of thousands of people return to the UK.

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00:00British Airways is pausing special repatriation flights from Oman to the UK after saying demand
00:06has fallen. The airline has been running daily services from Muscat to London Heathrow for
00:12people trying to leave the Middle East during the current conflict. Two more flights are
00:17scheduled before the service stops. BA has also cancelled several routes across the region
00:23until later this month as airspace restrictions continue. Government charter flights are still
00:29operating and ministers say commercial services remain the fastest way home where available.
00:35More than 45,000 British nationals have returned to the UK since the start of March as travel
00:42disruption continues.
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