Covid-19 Repatriation of British Nationals
2020-05-18
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The UK has been working to repatriate stranded British citizens, with the number reaching over 1.3 million through commercial routes and around 1,700 via charter flights.
John Howell thanks Grant Shapps for his efforts in bringing many of his constituents home safely and asks about the situation regarding the availability of aircraft from Nigeria and how many more repatriation trips are planned to bring back the remaining overseas British nationals.
Grant Shapps informs that some commercial routes remain operational and they continue to organise charter flights daily. He estimates around 20,000 British nationals still need to be repatriated.
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