Submitted on Tuesday 24th March 2020
Rejected on Thursday 2nd April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Help get our British citizens back from australia
Organise a rescue flight for British citizens stranded in Melbourne and other parts of Australia. People being told to get home quickly but no flights available due to border controls. Many left with no financial support which they would get in uk. We need a rescue flight can get them home.
Young vulnerable British citizens are stranded with no family, many as lone travellers and no financial support. They are losing their jobs and advised to come home but they cannot get flights as they are all being cancelled and borders closed. Those who have got flights have had to pay extortionate amounts and often then cancelled and given a voucher. After many hours trying to get through to embassy or home office and then advised to book a flight, there isnt any! We need to get them home!
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/307260
Since you started your petition the Government has announced a new government partnership with airlines to fly back more tourists stranded abroad: www.gov.uk/government/news/new-government-partnership-with-airlines-to-fly-back-more-tourists-stranded-abroad
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