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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/plane-for-stranded-britons-in-egypt.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Protesters gather in Tahrir Square, Cairo, calling for Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak to stand down (AP)" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-plane-for-stranded-britons-in-egypt.jpg" alt="Protesters gather in Tahrir Square, Cairo, calling for Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak to stand down (AP)"/></a></p>
<p>The Foreign Office is to charter its own flight to ensure Britons are not left stranded in crisis-stricken Egypt.</p>
<p>The move came as Cairo saw its largest protest yet as hundreds of thousands of demonstrators poured into its main square to demand an end to President Hosni Mubarak&#8217;s rule.</p>
<p>The 200-seater Boeing 757 will fly out on Wednesday and could be followed by further flights if they are necessary.</p>
<p>But the Government said the move was a &#8220;belt and braces&#8221; approach and insisted most people wanting to get out of the country could do so on commercial flights.</p>
<p>Prime Minister David Cameron spoke to Egyptian prime minister Ahmed Shafiq, urging his government to &#8220;urgently listen to the aspirations of its people&#8221;.</p>
<p>A Downing Street spokesman said: &#8220;In his calls, the Prime Minister welcomed the restraint the Egyptian army had shown today and emphasised the importance of allowing the protests to take place peacefully.</p>
<p>&#8220;The Prime Minister also made very clear that the Egyptian government must now urgently listen to the aspirations of its people. The Prime Minister called for an orderly transition to a broad-based Government, including opposition figures.</p>
<p>&#8220;The Prime Minister also said that bold steps were needed to produce real, visible and comprehensive change, with a clear path to free and fair elections.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Foreign Office-chartered flight will cost passengers £300 each, about the same as a standard commercial single fare.</p>
<p>Foreign Secretary William Hague said British tourists in Cairo, Alexandria and Suez were advised to leave where possible.</p>
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