European carriers evacuate passengers from The Gambia
European charter airlines have begun an emergency evacuation of their nationals from The Gambia, following rising fears of an armed conflict about to break out in West African country. Thomas Cook Airlines said it had operated 16 flights in 3 days to extract all 3,500 of its customers, with most being emergency services. Titan Airways operated its scheduled 2 weekly flights to The Gambia to retrieve passengers. TUIfly Netherlands and its Belgian sister company together retrieved more than 1,100 people, with the Dutch carrier making 4 flights Jan 18 instead of its normal single rotation. TUIfly said it had called in aircraft, including a Boeing 777, from other carriers to help airlift customers. Further flights by other carriers are understood to be operating into The Gambia’s capital, Banjul, Jan 21 to airlift the remaining few foreign tourists. <br/>
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European carriers evacuate passengers from The Gambia
European charter airlines have begun an emergency evacuation of their nationals from The Gambia, following rising fears of an armed conflict about to break out in West African country. Thomas Cook Airlines said it had operated 16 flights in 3 days to extract all 3,500 of its customers, with most being emergency services. Titan Airways operated its scheduled 2 weekly flights to The Gambia to retrieve passengers. TUIfly Netherlands and its Belgian sister company together retrieved more than 1,100 people, with the Dutch carrier making 4 flights Jan 18 instead of its normal single rotation. TUIfly said it had called in aircraft, including a Boeing 777, from other carriers to help airlift customers. Further flights by other carriers are understood to be operating into The Gambia’s capital, Banjul, Jan 21 to airlift the remaining few foreign tourists. <br/>
