The Foreign Office is working “furiously” to arrange flights next week for more than 400 British travellers stranded in Peru a week after the country announced it was closing its borders, leaving tourists – including some with medical conditions – stranded. The government has advised British nations “to follow the latest information on our Peru Travel Advice page, which is being updated regularly, or our Travel Advice Twitter account”. On Saturday the UK embassy tweeted Iberia was flying but it could not guarantee onward flights from Madrid to the UK. Mother stranded in Peru with ill baby: 'We don't know how we can get out' Read more“The British embassy in Peru seems to be acting like a poor man’s travel agent. It is understood the Foreign Office has made the rescue flights a priority.

Source: The Guardian March 21, 2020 14:15 UTC