Transport secretary Mark Harper has met with UK tour operators and airlines to discuss the repatriation of thousands of tourists stranded in Rhodes as wildfires continue to blaze through the central and south-eastern parts of the island.
Transport secretary Mark Harper
“This evening I spoke to British Airways, Tui, Jet2, Ryanair and easyJet to discuss their response to the Rhodes fires,” he tweeted on Monday (24 July). “I welcome the additional flights they’re putting on to help bring British travellers home safely.”
The comments come as the operators and airlines have added more repatriation flights to help bring holidaymakers back to safety.
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