Britons stranded abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic are being faced with flights home costing more than £40,000, prompting a wave of accusations that the Foreign Office is failing to adequately support people desperate to come home. Britons in New Zealand told the Observer that the only available flights to the UK are prohibitively priced with even the cheaper tickets costing as much as £15,000. Read moreIn India details emerged of Britons stranded in Goa who were running out of food and felt increasingly targeted by some locals who blamed them for spreading coronavirus. A spokesperson said the Foreign Office was “working around the clock to support British travellers” and seeking to keep key transit routes open as long as possible. The British High Commission in Wellington has established an online registration system to track and communicate with Britons, the spokesperson added.

Source: The Guardian March 28, 2020 17:37 UTC