Jet2.com / Jet2holidays

Jet2.com operated 10 Rhodes flights on Monday (24 July), including four repatriation services. A further nine services are scheduled for Tuesday (25 July), which the airline and operator said would accommodate repatriation demand. Approximately 1,000 Jet2 customers displaced by the fires have now either flown back to the UK or been moved to hotels in unaffected areas.

All Jet2 flights and holidays to Rhodes departing up to and on Sunday 30 July remain cancelled, a move Jet2 said it hoped would put customers minds at rest and "avoid putting further pressure on the island’s infrastructure". Affected customers have been contacted with regards to refunds and rebooking options, said Jet2.

"We continue to fly aircraft to Rhodes with no customers onboard, so we can bring our customers back to the UK on their scheduled flights, as well as any additional Jet2 customers who wish to return to the UK."

Jet2 said it "continually reviewing the situation" but was yet to make a decision on customers due to travel to Rhodes beyond Sunday 30 July. "We will make this decision with the best interests of our customers in mind."

Tui

Tui will not operate any outbound flights to Rhodes up to and on Friday 28 July, and is not operating any holidays for customers due to travel to impacted hotels in the south of the island up to an on Sunday 30 July. The airline and operator said it would contact customers directly if their hotel has been impacted, adding the move extended to any Tui packages with non-Tui flights.

Holidays to northern areas of the island, due to depart from Saturday 29 July, are scheduled to operate. "We want to reassure [customers] that hotels and resorts are fully operational and our team of Tui reps are offering their usual service," said Tui. "There will also be an excursion programme on offer for our customers who would like to explore."

All holidaymakers booked on any Tui holiday to Rhodes due to depart up to or on Saturday 30 July can amend their holiday to another destination or date free of charge, or cancel for a full refund. All flight-only customers affected by the cancellations will receive full refunds, while package customers will be offered the option to amend or request a refund.

"We’re continuing to closely monitor the wildfires in Rhodes," said Tui. "We appreciate anyone travelling to Rhodes in the near future may be concerned about their holiday."

Tui had been due to operate three repatriation flights on Monday, one each to Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham.

EasyJet / easyJet holidays

EasyJet operated two repatriation flights to Gatwick on Monday (24 July) in addition to nine scheduled services operating between the UK and Rhodes. An additional repatriation flight was scheduled for Tuesday (25 July).

EasyJet holidays has cancelled all package holidays departing for impacted resorts up to and on Saturday 29 July. People booked to travel up to or on 29 July can transfer for free to another date.

The airline and operator said it was proactively contacting impacted customers in resort, as well as those due to travel to impacted resorts for the period through to Thursday 10 August to discuss their options.