Swiss tour operators and the government are helping Swiss holidaymakers in need on the Greek island of Rhodes, which has been hit by forest fires.
Tour operators are organising return flights to Switzerland and the government has opened a counter at Rhodes airport.
Tour operator Kuoni said on Monday it was running an extra Rhodes-Switzerland flight on Tuesday night in conjunction with Helvetic Tours and ITS Coop Travel. A Kuoni media spokesman said about 100 seats on the Edelweiss airline plane could be offered by the three tour operators.
The seats were intended for people who had been evacuated from hotels that were no longer habitable and were now staying in public accommodation, for example. These are holidaymakers who can no longer enjoy a relaxing holiday, he said. Priority would be given to the most affected guests. He assumed the plane would be well occupied.