UK government in talks with charter airline over Rwanda deportation flights
by Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6M199)
AirTanker revelation comes amid government confidence that deportations will start soon
Rishi Sunak's government has discussed the possibility of using a UK-based airline to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, industry sources have confirmed.
AirTanker, a charter airline with Ministry of Defence and RAF contracts, is understood to have been involved in talks about flying people 4,000 miles to Kigali.
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