A UK Government charter flight has landed in Cyprus carrying fleeing Brits from Israel - after passengers were charged £300 for a seat aboard the rescue plane.
A Royal Air Force chartered Airbus A400M ferried two tranches of Brits and family members from Tel Aviv to Cyprus on Friday night and early Saturday morning, according to FlightRadar24. A Foreign Office statement said: "A UK Government charter flight has now left Israel , with further flights expected to leave in the coming days while commercial options are limited.
"Government emails organising the successful flights confirmed that seats on the evacuation flight cost £300 to "reflects the costs of operating the flight".
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