French tourists returning from Rhodes island ‘happy to be back’

Holidays ruined by fire for thousands of tourists in Greece. This is the first time that Julian and Sarah feel good when they return from vacation: “Glad to be back! It scared us.” This couple from northern France was not directly affected by the fire that broke out on the island of Rhodes, but anxiety began to mount as the information was reported to them immediately. “There were five hotels that burned down.”Sarah says. Cruises have been suspendedJulien explains. The boat, which rounded the south of the island, had to leave space to allow the evacuation of people and to allow the Canadians to work as well.

The sky was all orange.

Charlene, 14, was on a summer camp trip. During an expedition to the south of the island with her friends, she had to turn back. The image of fire remained in his mind upon his return to Paris. “We saw flames, a big black cloudCharlie says. Ashes fall on buses or cars. It was a little scary. The sky was all orange, all weird, and I’d never seen that before.”

The group of 20 teenagers thought they were stuck on the island because of the flames and also a fear of missing the plane. Because it’s a rush at Rhodes Airport. The fire prompted thousands of European vacationers to leave their hotels because of the fire and seek to return early. Nasim the camp host was expecting: “It was crowded at the airport. As for the check-in, it was a bit complicated.”

“We were really scared but suddenly we expected as much as possible. We got up really early to get the flight.”

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When called, Transavia points out that its agents are overwhelmed. Unlike tour operator TUI and Jet2, the subsidiary of the Airfrance group maintains flights between France and the Greek island for the time being. As of today, ticket rescheduling is free by the end of the month. Some travelers have already canceled their holidays in Greece.