Amid the ongoing conflict with Iran, two German Air Force planes carrying 179 German citizens from Israel landed in Frankfurt early on Tuesday, the German Foreign office confirmed to dpa.
Two A400M transport planes that on Monday had taken 179 people on board in Tel Aviv landed in Frankfurt shortly after midnight.
Germany’s Ministry of Defence and Foreign Office had previously announced that the two aircraft had been able to land in Tel Aviv at short notice after close coordination with the Israeli authorities. The aircraft had departed from Wunstorf Air Base for what officials described as a diplomatic repatriation mission.
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The flights were mainly intended to assist “families with children and other vulnerable persons,” according to German authorities.
In recent days, the government had enabled more than 460 people to return via Amman, Jordan, with three special flights. Last Friday, for the first time, 64 Germans were flown directly from Israel by the German military.
With regional airspace closures in effect due to the fighting between Iran and Israel, self-organized travel has become significantly more difficult.