ATP Cancels Fujairah Challenger, Charters Evacuation Flight to Milan

Overview

• Play in Fujairah was halted and the Challenger event was officially canceled after nearby attacks and safety concerns.
• Remaining players are scheduled Thursday for a four-hour overland transfer to Muscat before boarding an ATP-chartered flight to Milan with a technical stop in Egypt.
• The charter, reportedly a 90-seat Boeing 737, will be fully funded by the ATP, reversing an earlier player-paid option described as €5,000 each by Frederico Silva.
• The ATP said the great majority of players who had been stuck in Dubai have already departed using alternative routes such as via Oman and Istanbul.
• Organizers advised players to stay at their hotels and said accommodation and essential needs were covered, while two March World Tennis Tour events in Fujairah were also canceled.