A charter flight carrying British and EU citizens from Havana, Cuba has landed at MOD Boscombe Down in Wiltshire. The passengers in transit had been on the Braemar cruise ship belonging to Fred Olson Cruise Lines.
The flight contained military medical staff that monitored the passengers in transit, with passengers now transiting to a quarantine centre.
With authorities worldwide battling to contain the spread of the virus and many airlines suspending their flight schedule, the British government has stepped in to repatriate UK and EU citizens.
Ground crew ready the plane for disembarkation as buses wait to take repatriated Britons to quarantine areas.
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A RAF Regional Liaison Officer for the South West, liaises with Health and Transport organisations following the arrival of holiday makers on a repatriation flight from Cuba.
Public Health England officials on board the repatriation flight.
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Public Health England officials meet the crew aboard the repatriation flight.
Royal Air Force airmen handle medical equipment as a repatriation flight arrives in MOD Boscombe Down from Cuba.
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A RAF Regional Liaison Officer for the South West, liaises with Health and Transport organisations following the arrival of holiday makers on a repatriation flight from Cuba.
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