Airlines Cancel Flights, Repatriate Tourists Affected By Greek Wildfires

Rhodes Airport

Tourists and locals wait for departure flights from the Greek island of Rhodes, which has been hit by wildfires.

Credit: Will Vassilopoulos/AFP/Getty
Airlines including Jet2 and Tuifly have canceled flights to Rhodes, Greece, because of wildfires affecting the island, while EasyJet has arranged repatriation flights for stranded travelers and Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary says it's business as usual. Wildfires broke out on Rhodes in recent days...
Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

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