Following the longest and largest evacuation effort of any Western country, the final UK evacuation flight from Wadi Saeedna airfield near Khartoum is due to leave today (29 April) due to declining demand for seats.
- UK evacuation flights from Wadi Saeedna airfield due to end on Saturday 29 April.
- British nationals and their immediate family who have existing eligibility still wishing to leave should make their way to the airfield near Khartoum by 1200 (midday) Sudan time today.
- The UK government remains committed to supporting British nationals.
The final UK evacuation flight from Wadi Saeedna airfield near Khartoum in Sudan is due to leave this afternoon.
Those still in Sudan who wish to leave, meet the eligibility criteria and judge it safe to travel to the airfield, should be there by 1200 (midday) Sudan time to be processed for the last flight.
It marks the end of a successful evacuation operation with 1,573 people evacuated so far since flights started on Tuesday 25 April, the vast majority of them British nationals and their eligible dependents.
The government has decided to end the flights tomorrow because of a decline in demand, as well as the risk of renewed conflict in Sudan.
The UK has set up a limited consular presence at Port Sudan to signpost British nationals to available options for departure.
The government say they will continue to press all diplomatic levers to secure a long term ceasefire and end to the bloodshed in Sudan. Ultimately a stable transition to civilian rule is the best way to protect the security and prosperity of the Sudanese people.
For full details see FCDO travel advice for Sudan.
