Singapore to mount repatriation flights on Saturday and Sunday to bring citizens home from Middle East

In the email, which CNA has seen, MFA said the timings are subject to change at short notice as the situation is fluid. It added that there will be no overland transport provided for travellers in Oman.

Tickets are priced at S$600 (US$470) per seat. Cabin class will be assigned at random, but MFA said it will try to group families together.

As this will be a repatriation flight, there will be no meal differentiation between cabin classes, and only meat or non-meat options are available, the ministry added.

Luggage limit is capped at 30kg per passenger, and requests for oversized or excess baggage will not be accommodated.

Frequent flyer privileges, such as earning miles or using points to offset costs, will not apply. Pets are also not allowed on board.

"As the flight is strictly meant for Singaporeans and dependents, we are unable to accommodate travellers who are non-citizens, for example friends," MFA said.

The email included a link to e-register for the flight, with the ministry adding that submitting the form did not guarantee a seat and that flight capacity is limited.

MFA has deployed crisis response teams to the region, including three officers in Muscat. Two more officers will be deployed to Riyadh in the coming days.

For Singaporeans stranded in Bahrain and Qatar, MFA will in the next few days launch assisted overland trips via bus to Riyadh, where the airport remains open and commercial flights are available.