![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/major-tour-operator-issues-update-after-suspending-holidays-to-rhodes-fire-hit-resorts/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/0_Phil-HarrisDaily-Mirror-Sunday-Mirror-Express-Star-Sunday-Express-Star-on-Sunday-2.jpg&description=Rhodes has been at the centre of devastating wildfires that have swept across parts of the island, sending thousands fleeing for their lives A major tour operator has issued an update after it suspended holidays to its fire hit resorts in Rhodes. Recent weeks have seen horrific images of the devastating wildfires sweeping across southern parts of the Greek island. It has left residents watching the lives and livelihoods going up in flames as holidaymakers have been forced to desperately flee. Whilst a number of flight operators and holiday companies haven't offered tourists any extra help, a couple have. TUI and EasyJet have extended repatriation flights, full refunds and other aid to travellers suddenly caught facing the terrifying blaze. This evening TUI issued an update after yesterday it suspended all outbound flights to Rhodes up to and included Friday 28, JUly. It also made the option for holidaymakers to suspend, or cancel with a full refund holidays to fire hit resorts on the southern parts of the island Rhodes until August 11. A TUI UK&I spokesperson said: "Our teams in Rhodes have been working tirelessly to support customers impacted by the wildfires in south-eastern parts of the island. We've brought hundreds of people home and hundreds more will be travelling back to the UK on flights today. "We appreciate how distressing and difficult it's been for those who had to evacuate their hotels and curtail their holidays. And we also understand those due to travel to Rhodes may be concerned about how their holidays could be affected. We're continuing to monitor the situation and have made some changes to our holiday programme in the coming days. We'd like to reassure customers their health and safety is our top priority and re-iterate that we are constantly reviewing the situation and will provide any new updates as soon as we are able. "Scheduled return flights from Rhodes to the UK – will continue to operate as planned. Up to and including Friday 28th July –){kind=link}
Rhodes has been at the centre of devastating wildfires that have swept across parts of the island, sending thousands fleeing for their lives
A major tour operator has issued an update after it suspended holidays to its fire hit resorts in Rhodes.
Recent weeks have seen horrific images of the devastating wildfires sweeping across southern parts of the Greek island.
It has left residents watching the lives and livelihoods going up in flames as holidaymakers have been forced to desperately flee. Whilst a number of flight operators and holiday companies haven’t offered tourists any extra help, a couple have.
TUI and EasyJet have extended repatriation flights, full refunds and other aid to travellers suddenly caught facing the terrifying blaze. This evening TUI issued an update after yesterday it suspended all outbound flights to Rhodes up to and included Friday 28, JUly.