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One thing I would never do is follow you. Anywhere. Ever. Nothing personal.
And my one-liner had nothing to do with my view on payment. However, I still believe the FCO / MOD (note - government departments, not individual services - there were more than just RAF involved
) should be reimbursed for the evacuations (as was the case for those rescued from Egypt - £600 a head if runour is to be believed). If Ascot managed to negotiate a discount on landing fees at Malta all credit to them - make a change for the MOD not to be excessively charged. Who pays that final bill - individual or company - is up to the T&Cs / morals of that particular individual/company.
I would also suspect the military option is far more flexible, in many many ways, in its approach to getting the job done.
All my own views.
Guess you're going to be a right 'barrack room lawyer' / jobsworth at Brize .....
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