Evacuation in the Middle East leads to an increase in private flights from Amman Airport
FlightRadar24, a real-time flight tracking platform, reported that while Oman remains a “vital” hub for evacuation and repatriation flights, private flights accounted for 31% of operations on Wednesday at Muscat International Airport.
As of Thursday afternoon, the platform reported that more than 30% of all movements at the airport were for private flights.
traffic lights I mentioned Earlier this week that airports in Oman and Saudi Arabia They attracted wealthy travelers looking to leave the country.
Oman remains a “vital” hub for evacuation flights at Muscat International Airport. (Christopher Pike/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
People familiar with the matter told the outlet that private security companies made the booking Fleets of SUVs To transport people on a 10-hour drive from Dubai to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where private flights are available.
Clients leaving the region are a mix of senior executives at global finance companies and wealthy travelers in the region for business or vacation, according to Semafor.
Leaf golfer Jon Rahma two-time major winner, was just one of the wealthy people who arranged flights amid the turmoil.
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Ram arranged a charter flight through his partnership with VistaJet, a private airline, to fly the seven stranded LIV golfers and their caddy from Amman to Hong Kong After canceling their flights.
After a more than four-hour drive to Amman, the crew headed to Hong Kong.
A spokesperson for Air Charter Service, a global broker for private jets and cargo transportation, told FOX Business that the company has arranged more than 10 evacuation flights, with more scheduled, most of them out of Oman with passengers looking to flee Dubai.
FlightRadar24 shared flights in and out of Muscat Airport. (@Flightradar24 via X)
“We have evacuated some of our employees who were just visiting the area, and have arranged transportation via the Hatta crossing to Oman from the UAE to take them to Muscat where they left the area,” the spokesman said. “It took about 3-4 hours to cross the border in Hatta, as of Sunday, but I suspect this has increased now, as more people are looking at this option.”
Light flights by plane from Muscat, Oman, to Istanbul, TürkiyeIt is said to go for more than $93,000, According to Forbeswhich said the price was about double the usual price.
The same route on heavy aircraft can cost up to $140,000, the outlet added.
He urged Americans in more than a dozen countries in the Middle East to flee
This map shows the targets of Iranian retaliatory strikes. (Fox News)
Launched by the United States and Israel Attacks on Iran Saturday, which led to retaliatory attacks targeting countries in the region that host American interests.
Maura Namdar, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, advised US citizens to leave Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
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Limited number of aircraft available I paid the pricesWhile citizens and travelers try to escape.
Ryan Morek and Ashley Carnahan of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
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