Posted on 03/18/2020 9:24:46 AM PDT by DallasBiff
Thousands of British holidaymakers fear being stranded in Morocco after the country imposed a travel ban to try to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
The Moroccan tourist board said it had authorised 100 rescue flights, but Britons told of chaos at Marrakech and Agadir airports caused by a lack of information from airlines and the Foreign Office struggling to cope with the scale of repatriation.
The British ambassador in Rabat, Thomas Reilly, has been scrambling to try to help those stranded, and some described his efforts as nothing short of incredible, but others said the support on offer was useless
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What in heck were they thinking?
Not the time for joy riding road trips
I planned this trip 6 months ago, before the hysteria. It’s part of my bucket list to visit every populated continent and Africa is the last.
1. Do not go to Mexico.
2. Do not go to any Muslim country.
I know thats rather conservative, and I might be missing out on some great trips. But theres a lot of classy things to see right here in the USA.
Its not Bank Holiday yet...
Why are they off work ???
And you, very smartly, cancelled, as opposed to those now stuck in a bad situation
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