A ship from Israel with over 2,000 passengers that was expected to dock in Limassol on Sunday now appears to have been delayed.
Initially due to arrive in Limassol late Sunday night, it is now thought to arrive 24 hours later.
Philenews reported the change in time was due to altered programming by the foreign ministry.
Onboard will be mainly American citizens fleeing the increasingly dangerous situation in Israel and Gaza.
On Saturday the Biden administration ordered ‘non emergency’ staff to leave Israel and urged Americans in Gaza to head the crossing to Egypt in the hope it will be open.
A Royal Danish plane landed in Paphos on Saturday from Israel with 80 passengers on board.
A further UK government-arranged evacuation flight out of Tel Aviv, carrying 18 British nationals, also arrived on Saturday morning at Larnaca with more flights expected to follow in coming days.
According to British reports, the aircraft used for this repatriation flight was an Airbus 400M, provided by the Royal Air Force, as the commercial airline originally contracted to execute repatriation flights from Israel has been having difficulties arranging insurance.
Among the evacuees were eight people with dual Cypriot and British citizenship.
The foreign office said its flights were available to British nationals, including dual nationals, and dependants if travelling with a British national normally resident in the UK.
Each ticket costs £300, which it said “reflects the costs of operating the flight”.
The Cyprus government on Tuesday activated the national ‘Estia’ action plan for the reception of people fleeing the ongoing conflict in Israel since when a strong of planes and ships have arrived.
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