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He added that flights will be available from Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
The security situation in the Middle East continues to deteriorate, with Iran launching air strikes against all countries in the region, Szijjártó said.
Airspace access is limited at best in those countries, with numerous flights cancelled and many airlines suspending or severely restricting their operations, he added.
“The number of Hungarians registered for consular protection has increased significantly, now reaching nearly 6,000, most of whom, more than 3,000, registered in the United Arab Emirates, mainly in Dubai. We are now ramping up the number of evacuation flights,” he said.
Early on Thursday, 88 people will be brought home to Budapest from Amman, 75 of whom will now cross the land border from Israel. On Friday, Hungarians crossing from Israel will be transported home from Sharm el-Sheikh, he said.
The government is also chartering an aircraft from Flydubai for Thursday and Friday to begin repatriating Hungarians stranded in Dubai, he added.
“We will begin with those with small children, those who have been there for a long time, and those in need of medical care. According to Flydubai’s current information, our evacuation flight will receive takeoff clearance sometime … after 8 p.m.,” he said.
Further, two flights will be operated on Saturday and Sunday between Riyadh and Budapest, for those stranded in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, he said.
Meanwhile, the government is working to bring home those in Oman, too, “but airlines are unwilling to undertake the flights for various security reasons,” he said. “We are working to bring as many Hungarians home as quickly as possible,” he concluded.
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