My blood boiled when I read this. Not only are the passengers origins hardly mentioned, but it skims over the fact that aircraft are needed in the UK for training!
I have no idea (being honest) if this aircraft (in the pic) is also fully equipped for hot and sandy operations (with DAS in mind), and don't know as I don't need to know, but note that the article seemed IMHO to suggest that we could could just send all RAF Chinooks if we chose to
I noted it made no mention as to whether we have enough trained (or rested) pilots for an increase, or whether we have enough spares or support staff either.
Just rubbish from start to finish. I would like to hear what fellow ppruners would have preferred the head line to be for that pic?
I'll start with: Heroes families given well deserved treat