UK holiday operator TUI has canceled all flights to the Greek island of Rhodes for the next few days as authorities continue to fight raging wildfires
. In a statement sent to CNN on Tuesday, TUI said it would not be “operating any outbound flights to Rhodes up to and including Friday, July 28.” The company will also not operate holidays for customers traveling to “impacted hotels” on the island up to and including Sunday, July 30, according to the statement. Tour operators such as TUI have scrambled this week to evacuate holidaymakers in Greek areas grappling with wildfires.
One tourist, Jess Bailey, told CNN’s Max Foster on Monday that the hotel she had booked was “effectively cut off [by] the fires,” leaving Bailey with no means to “get there.” Bailey, who was evacuated to the UK by TUI, stressed that larger tour operators such as TUI have “a responsibility to look after their customers” and she was disappointed by her treatment.
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