Norway to help citizens to fly home

‘We are sending a Norwegian aircraft to Tel Aviv today to bring Norwegian citizens home. We have been working on this solution with Norwegian Air over the last few days,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt.

‘The security situation in Israel and the Palestinian territories is extremely volatile. This has made it difficult for Norwegian citizens to leave the region. That is why the Government is now offering this solution,’ said Ms Huitfeldt. 

‘We have just sent out a message to registered Norwegian citizens informing them of the possibility to travel home on this flight. The flight is planned to depart from Ben Gurion Airport this evening,’ said Ms Huitfeldt.

Norwegian citizens who wish to take this opportunity to travel out of the country have been asked to send an email to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Those who do will be required to cover some of the transport costs. This evacuation flight is in addition to the scheduled flights that are still departing from Israel.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is coordinating the evacuation operation and a team from the Ministry has travelled to Ben Gurion to assist in this effort.