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<p>The Department is not yet able to give a final figure for the costs of the repatriation
operation as we are awaiting invoices from third parties. In line with the usual transparency
guidelines on Government financial reporting, the final expenditure will be made clear
in the annual accounts for the Department, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and
the Air Travel Trust (ATT), which should be published in June 2018.</p><p> </p><p>At
this stage, the current forecasts suggest that the total cost of the repatriation
operation remains broadly in line with the original estimate of around £60m.</p><p>
</p><p>The Department is focused on making sure that there is clear burden sharing
of the repatriation operation, and is seeking to recover costs of the operation from
third parties. This is a continuing process and a final position on cost recovery
is unlikely to be known until the completion of the administrative process; this may
take several months. The Department will in due course be able to report back with
more detail.</p>
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