yes but:
The media are reporting "the government (CAA) are chartering a/c to repatriate Monarch passengers." I've not heard this phraseology before. If that is true the government, CAA or insurance companies are paying for it. Why not pay Monarch crews & staff for performing this role rather than hugely extra payments to foreign operators? It has to be so much cheaper. Regarding the legalities of ownership of the a/c, if the UK government is involved I'm sure there is a 'Royal Seal' or 'CD' sticker that can ensure safe passage. If a CD sticker on all the
Mercedes & Ferraris in London can escape anything Mr. Plod can throw at them, then the same can be true of Her Majesty's (The Monarch) airforce rescue service. Let Prince Charles fly the first a/c with his dad as jump seater. That'll shake the fuzzy wuzzies into submission.
