Overview
- A sixth Foreign Office special flight operated on Thursday was described as likely the last repatriation rotation after the Iran war disruptions.
- Direct services from the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Israel to Germany are back to roughly 15 flights per day, easing independent departures.
- The German Travel Association says nearly all tour-operator clients stranded in the region have returned on regular and special flights at no extra cost under package contracts.
- Holidays to Turkey, Egypt and Cyprus continue, with private analysts advising moderate caution on Cyprus after a drone hit the RAF Akrotiri base and the Foreign Office noting no general warnings for main resort areas.
- Officials and legal experts urge travelers to follow Foreign Office guidance, register in the Elefand list, and avoid snap cancellations because free withdrawal typically requires an official warning or specific local danger.