Milan, 5 March (LaPresse) – According to French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot, ‘an Air France flight chartered by the government to pick up our compatriots in the United Arab Emirates was forced to turn back this evening due to missile launches in the area.’ ‘This situation reflects the instability in the region and the complexity of repatriation operations,’ he wrote in a post on social media. Air France clarified that the plane was empty because it was picking up citizens.