Hello, it's Friday the 6th of August and thanks for joining me for the latest on travel and destinations from the Greenlist and the travel desk of the Independent.

Today, the Mexican wave of escaping Brits. I've got all the details.

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At 10pm British time on Wednesday, people who are in Mexico and indeed some people who are

still flying there were told, right, you have 78 hours to get back to the UK

before you become liable for redlist terms, which means 11 nights in hotel quarantine,

at a cost of thousands of pounds for a family.

Naturally, lots of people wanted to avoid that,

but it's really important to understand what the rules are.

It's not just a question of leaving Mexico,

maybe getting on a flight overnight on Saturday

that would get you somewhere like Spain in time for 4 a.m. on Sunday.

No, you have to get back and touch down in the UK by 4 a.m. on Sunday.

And luckily, as I speak to you on Friday afternoon, there are still seats available

on the very last flight out of Dodge, or Cancun, as it's actually known. The main Mexican resort and

the place where most British people go. There's cheaper deals going via the US, but if you're a British person who's been in the UK

over the past 14 days, then you are not going to be allowed into the US because of their

presidential proclamation that is banning us. So it's a matter of finding a flight home and luckily British Airways has been

doing all it can as the main carrier out of Mexico. They have put on four extra flights and they've

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