Increased use of charter flights -

There have been 91 charter flights in the last 16 months (February 2006 to May 2007) from the UK removing those who have been refused asylum in breach of immigratin rules.

- 69 Charter flights to Eastern Europe (*Operation Aardvark)

- 18 Charter flights to Afghanistan (*Operation Ravel)

- 2 Charter flights to Kurdistan (Operation Consimilar)

- 1 Charter flight to DR Congo (Operation Castor)

- 1 Charter flight to Vietnam (Operation Naiad)

NCADC expect the use of Charter Flights to remove refused asylum seekers will increase significantly in the coming months.