Rights groups urge airlines to halt ‘cruel’ ‘one in, one out’ deportation flights

British and French activists write to Air France, AlbaStar, Titan and Corendon airlines over shameful involvement'

Campaigners have urged airlines deporting asylum seekers to France as part of the UK's controversial one in, one out" scheme to stop facilitating the cruel and forced deportations".

Letters have been sent by 28 refugee and human rights NGOs on both sides of the Channel to four airlines believed to be involved with deportation flights - Air France, Titan airways, AlbaStar airlines and Corendon airlines - urging them to halt what signatories call shameful involvement" with the flights.