Writing on X on Tuesday, Sikorski cited figures showing that 736 people, including 37 children under the age of 15, had travelled to the Middle East from Poland since March 1, after the conflict in the region had already begun.
Of those, 97 went to Qatar, 271 to Oman and 368 to the United Arab Emirates.
Sikorski said he hoped those travellers would not "demand evacuation at taxpayers' expense," and asked for public support for legislation enabling fees to be levied when government or military aircraft are used to bring citizens home from areas covered by prior travel warnings.
Government spokesman Adam Szłapka said he was not familiar with the proposal and would need to review it before commenting.
He added, however, that citizens "must and should have the certainty that the state will not abandon them in their time of need."
Earlier on Tuesday, foreign ministry spokesman Maciej Wewiór said that 9,772 people had already returned to Poland from the Middle East on 55 flights.
The United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28. Tehran subsequently launched retaliatory strikes on American bases in the region, prompting numerous airlines to cancel flights across the area.
(ał/gs)
Source: PAP