Brits with upcoming holidays advised to contact airlines - what the situation means for holidaymakers due to travel to Rhodes and Corfu
Jet2 has issued a new update for holidaymakers who are currently in Rhodes.
We have also put on three repatriation flights to bring our customers home, which is on top of our scheduled programme of flights that will continue to operate from Rhodes to the UK this week. We are continuing to make decisions in the best interests of our customers, and we are keeping everything under constant review.
It came as travel operator Tui confirmed that holidaymakers returned to the UK on “three dedicated flights” overnight, with plans to bring more back “as soon as possible” in place. “As night fell, we could see the fire on the top of the hills in Kiotari. They said all the hotels were on fire.”More evacuations were ordered in south Rhodes on Monday after 19,000 people, mostly tourists, were moved in buses and boats over the weekend out of the path of the fire that reached several coastal areas from nearby mountains.
“The most important thing is people remain in touch with their tour operators, there are lots of flights going back and forth to be able to bring people home, and if people are in touch with their tour operators they will get the information that they need.”TUI confirms holidaymakers have returned to the UK on 'three dedicated flights'
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