French citizens scramble to flee Gulf: Flight prices surge as thousands seek repatriation

As the conflict rages on, efforts to repatriate EU citizens stranded in the Middle East are ongoing. Among French nationals alone, around 5,000 are seeking to leave. Commercial flights across the region have been postponed, and the few tickets that remain available are extremely expensive. France 2’s Mathieu Rio and France 24’s Peter O’Brien have the story.