Brits will stay stranded abroad if they miss final wave of repatriation flights

Britons stranded abroad will be charged up to £1,000 a head to get seats on new wave of repatriation flights Foreign Office revealed details of repatriation flights for India and South Africa  Thousands of Britons are still struggling to get home after travel restrictions  British ambassador to the Philippines Daniel Pruce has warned Brits to … Read more

Passengers burst into applause as British Airways repatriation flight from Peru lands at Gatwick

Relieved passengers burst into applause after a British Airways repatriation flight from Peru landed at Gatwick this morning – but thousands of Brits still stranded abroad. The flight was one of two BA flights that took off from Lima on Monday evening and arrived safely in the UK on Tuesday morning. Footage posted on social … Read more

Coronavirus: Dominic Raab unveils £75m repatriation plan

Dominic Raab today unveiled a massive £75 million repatriation plan to bring back ‘tens of thousands’ of Britons stranded abroad because of the coronavirus crisis.  The Foreign Secretary said the UK government will now step in to provide ‘special charter flights’ from parts of the world where commercial flights are no longer in operation.  The … Read more

Coronavirus: Dominic Raab unveils £75m repatriation plan

Dominic Raab today unveiled a massive £75 million repatriation plan to bring back ‘tens of thousands’ of Britons stranded abroad because of the coronavirus crisis.  The Foreign Secretary said the UK government will now step in to provide ‘special charter flights’ from parts of the world where commercial flights are no longer in operation.  The … Read more