Summary
- Decreasing take-up of evacuation flights from Lebanon has led to planes departing Beirut only half full
- 1988 Australians have already left Lebanon, but only 3350 have registered their desire to leave
- For days, the government has been urging Australians in Lebanon to board the soonest flight available due to escalating conflict
- There are concerns that future flights may be reassessed if the low take-up continues