Highflyer40: Well i do hope the insurance companies/holiday tour companies will then be reimbursing the government for the cost of this repatriation?
Why would tour operators or insurance companies be reimbursing the government for something they've not asked for? The tour operators (and in a few cases the insurance companies / air ambulances) have been repatriating people since Friday night / Saturday morning.
The fact that the UK Government wants to send a message by helping out it's nationals is great and I'm sure some of those injured customers without travel insurance are reassured by the sight of the RAF, but the targets for your venom shouldn't be either tour operators or insurance companies. They have repatriated thousands so far, and neither have cost the taxpayer a penny.