Over 1,500 Czech citizens repatriated from Middle East on government evacuation flights

The Czech government has repatriated more than 1,500 citizens stranded in the Middle East due to the ongoing armed conflict, the Foreign Ministry announced on X on Monday. Foreign Minister Petr Macinka said on Sunday that only small groups of Czech nationals remain in areas affected by the conflict. Another government repatriation flight will depart this evening, this time heading to the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh.

The largest number of travelers returning to the Czech Republic was transported by the airline Smartwings. Through scheduled flights, charter services for travel agencies, and four flights chartered by the government, the airline brought around 4,000 passengers back to Prague, company spokesperson Vladimíra Dufková told the Czech News Agency.