Yuriko Backes, Luxembourg's Minister for Mobility and Public Works, greets arrivals from the Middle East at Luxembourg Airport; Credit: Xavier Bettel via social media

On Friday 6 March 2026, Luxembourg's Ministry of Mobility and Public Works and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade confirmed that a third repatriation flight was currently en route to Luxembourg while a fourth had landed in Muscat, Oman.

According to the ministries, a third repatriation flight, operated by Luxair in close coordination with the Luxembourg government, has departed from Muscat International Airport in Oman. 181 passengers, including twelve children and three infants, were on board. Its arrival at Luxembourg Airport is scheduled for around 11:00.

A fourth flight, a military aircraft from the Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) fleet, has landed in Muscat. Its departure for Luxembourg is scheduled for later on Friday morning.

Joint coordination of repatriation efforts is continuing between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Mobility, Luxembourg's Directorate of Defence and the airline Luxair, together with all relevant stakeholders, to ensure the repatriation of all Luxembourgish travellers. The authorities stressed that the safety of Luxembourgish nationals remains their "top priority".

The latest flights follow two earlier repatriation flights from the Middle East, including one operated by Luxair.

On the evening of Thursday 5 March 2026, Luxembourg's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Xavier Bettel, confirmed on social media that the flight chartered by the Luxembourg government had arrived in Findel. "I am happy that people are back in Luxembourg and safe. More flights are planned to help people," he said. "A big thank you to the people for their courage and good cooperation. I know it was not easy." Minister Bettel also thanked his colleague, Yuriko Backes, Luxembourg's Minister for Mobility and Public Works, and Luxair for their close cooperation, as well as his team, who "are working day and night" to assist those affected.