People in Israel are invited to check in for an evacuation flight to Vilnius. Departure from Tel Aviv Airport is scheduled for just after midnight.
“We have confirmed departure time from Tel Aviv,” Vilma Vaitiekūnaitė, a spokesperson for Avia Solutions Group, wrote on Facebook.
The flight number is DN610. Departure TLV-BBU on October 10 at 00:20, arrival at 03:10, departure BBU-VNO at 06:10, arrival at 08:30. All times in local time.
V. Vaitiekūnaitė told LRT.lt that the priority is people who are stranded in Israel. Those wanting to register for the flight need to write to sales@skyllence.aero.
To save time, please write the names of the passengers and enclose copies of their passports, which will be needed to check in for the flight. Please also include your telephone number and email address where flight information can be sent.
According to Vaitiekūnaitė, those stranded in Israel will be flown back to Lithuania on the Romanian Airlines plane, which has 168 seats.
The National Crisis Management Centre (NKVC) and the Foreign Ministry are in close contact with Lithuanian citizens in Tel Aviv and encourage anyone in need of assistance to contact the Embassy of Lithuania in Israel at +972 3 6958 685 or by e-mail at amb.il@urm.lt, consul.il@urm.lt or the Foreign Ministry at +370 5 236 2444 or by e-mail at pilieciai@urm.lt.
“If it is not necessary, do not travel to Israel. The return may be difficult. The security situation in the country is changing very quickly, so stay alert and keep an eye on the information,” Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has said.
On Sunday evening, the Jewish Community of Lithuania announced on its Facebook page that a flight will be organised on Monday to allow the return of Lithuanian residents currently in Israel.
“Tomorrow, Monday, at 16:00, a plane will fly from Israel to Lithuania to take those who are unable to return,” the Lithuanian Jewish Community wrote.
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