Wamos Air & HiFly Join Icelandair In Running UK Repatriation Flights From Pakistan
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The British government recently added Pakistan to its coronavirus ‘red list’ of banned countries. This saw a sudden scramble of demand from passengers in Pakistan to return to the UK before the measure came into effect. Several airlines operated repatriation flights to assist with this matter, among which were the likes of HiFly and Wamos Air.
Several of the repatriation flights used Wamos Air’s Airbus A330s. Photo: Getty Images
What is the red list?
The red list refers to a selection of countries from which travel to the UK is currently banned. It aims to prevent mutated variants of coronavirus from entering the country. As such, it consists of countries that are considered high-risk for this form of the virus. For example, Portugal was previously on the list due to its close ties to South America.