Georgia is organizing special flights to repatriate citizens from the Middle East.

Due to the closure of airspace in several countries and the resulting air travel delays, the Georgian government is organizing special flights for citizens unable to return home on time.

As reported by the Caucasian Knot, on March 1, Iranian citizens in Tbilisi, at a rally outside the country's embassy, ​​thanked Trump and Netanyahu for the strikes on Iran. They greeted the news of Ayatollah Khamenei's death with songs and dances.

Due to the current situation in the Middle East, given the disruptions in air travel caused by the closure of airspace in several countries, special flights will be organized by decision of the Georgian government for Georgian citizens whose return to Georgia cannot be ensured in a timely manner by the relevant airlines, Interpressnews reported today.

Two flights will be organized from Muscat (Sultanate of Oman) to Tbilisi (Georgia) and one flight from Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) to Tbilisi (Georgia), the Georgian government press service clarified.

At the same time, the Georgian Embassy in Israel provided information on border crossing points for Georgian citizens wishing to leave the country.

"We draw your attention to the recommendations of the State of Israel: "Due to the current situation in the country, Israeli airspace is currently closed. Those wishing to leave the country can do so by land - through Egypt or Jordan," the embassy said in a statement on March 1.

In the case of Egypt, a citizen can cross the border through the Menachem Begin-Taba border crossing, a 24-hour land border crossing located near Eilat. The border crossing can be reached by car and/or bus/train.

In the case of Jordan, the Yitzhak Rabin border crossing is open to passengers from 8:00 to 20:00, and for cars until 19:00. If necessary, it can operate 24 hours. The border crossing can be reached by taxi and/or bus/train. Travel time from the border crossing to Amman is approximately four hours.

"At this stage, all other land border crossings are closed," the statement reads.

As a reminder, more than 20 flights from Tbilisi and Batumi international airports have been canceled due to events in the Middle East. According to TAV Georgia, the company managing these airports, a total of 21 flights have been canceled. Seventeen flights have been canceled from Tbilisi International Airport, and four from Batumi—all four to Tel Aviv.

Flights from Tbilisi International Airport have been canceled to the following destinations: seven flights to Tel Aviv, two flights to Sharjah, one flight to Abu Dhabi, three flights to Doha, and one flight to Kuwait, the company reported on March 1.