On 19 February 2026 rights groups called on Air France, Titan Airways, AlbaStar and Corendon to stop operating deportation flights under the UK’s “one in, one out” scheme, accusing carriers of complicity in forced removals of asylum seekers, including victims of trafficking and torture (The Guardian, 19 February 2026).

Letters from 28 NGOs urged airlines to cease participation, after a flight on the morning of 19 February forcibly removed asylum seekers to France amid protests and hunger strikes.

Campaigners say the policy risks breaching international obligations and places vulnerable people in danger, while a high‑court challenge by 16 asylum seekers was expedited in response to continuing removals (The Guardian, 19 February 2026).

The episode raises questions about airline responsibility in state deportation policies and the ethical duty of carriers to refuse involvement in operations that could facilitate refoulement or other rights violations (The Guardian, 19 February 2026).