The first evacuation flight has already taken off, with two more scheduled overnight. But Britons on the ground face a tough trek to reach the airfield—no escorts are being provided, and they’ll have to navigate checkpoints and ongoing fighting alone.
Priority Evacuations for Vulnerable Brits
Families with children, the elderly, and those with medical conditions are being given first dibs on places. For everyone else, it’s a race against time.
Fragile Ceasefire Sparks Anxiety
The evacuation window depends on a 72-hour ceasefire that began this Monday. But no one knows if it will hold.
“It is impossible to predict how long this opportunity will last,” warned the Foreign Secretary.
