Government lays on planes and opens flight routes to get stranded Brits home – but tourists in Spain still stuck
THE BRITISH government is laying on special planes and reopening flight routes across the world to bring home Brits stranded by the coronavirus pandemic.
In a speech to the House Of Commons this afternoon, the Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab revealed that they are helping to secure flights with a number of countries including Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Peru.
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Which? advised passengers not to accept a refund from their airline if their flight is cancelled and they still need to get home, as that means the carrier is no longer responsible for re-routing them.
Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary said the airline is "continuing to work with EU governments on rescue flights to return stranded passengers to their home country".