CAA continues with Thomas Cook repatriation programme

The UK Civil Aviation Authority launched largest peacetime repatriation on 23 September 2019 to bring more than 150,000 people back to the UK. Yesterday, 70 flights operated to bring back more than 14,000 passengers.  So far, the CAA has brought over 95 per cent of people back to the UK on the original day of departure of their Thomas Cook flight. Over 70 flights are scheduled to operate today, to bring back a further 16,500 people. TheFlying programme continues until Sunday 6 October with more than 1,000 flights planned.Richard Moriarty, Chief Executive of the UK Civil Aviation Authority, said: “We