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<p>The UK Government is working with the airline industry and host governments across
the world to help bring back British travellers to the UK as part of the plan announced
by the Foreign Secretary on 30 March - with up to £75 million available for special
charter flights from priority countries, focused on helping the most vulnerable travellers.</p><p>We
will prioritise vulnerable British nationals most at risk from the effects of Coronavirus
who normally live in the UK and are trying to return home for these flights, together
with their families who normally live with them in the UK. We are giving additional
consideration to the local context and the situation of the individual themselves,
this can include lock-down processes in country, access to reliable healthcare, possible
reduction in access to routine medication, and those at additional risk if they contract
the virus for example the elderly or those with pre-existing medical conditions.</p><p>In
many countries, commercial flights have also continued to operate and have been able
to return British nationals to the UK. We are working with host governments to keep
flights running and airspace open where possible for this to continue to happen.</p>
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