Travel operators urged to refund UK holidaymakers who call off trips to Rhodes

Unconscionable' to penalise travellers, says Which?, as firms cancel holidays to wildfire hit Greek island

Travel firms and airlines are being urged to reimburse passengers who decide against flying to Rhodes as the Greek island is ravaged by wildfires, with a leading consumer group arguing it would be unconscionable" to withhold refunds.

Which? travel editor Rory Boland called on carriers to be flexible" if customers decide for themselves that they do not want to fly to Rhodes, at a time when there have been emergency evacuations of more than 19,000 people on the island.