The scheme, signed off in July, saw the first Channel arrivals detained on August 6, with the inaugural flight understood to be pencilled in for as early as Monday.

Removals under ‘one in, one out’ deal will begin imminently

The scheme, signed off in July, saw the first Channel arrivals detained on August 6, with the inaugural flight understood to be pencilled in for as early as Monday.

Deported asylum seekers expected to sit alongside paying passengers, not charter aircraft

The initial deportation of small-boat migrants is due to take place as early as today. Ministers are gearing up for the first removal flights as part of the 'one in, one out' deal…

They will be flown back on Air France commercial flights, with removal notices having already been served on asylum seekers who arrived last month.

It’s understood about 50 people a week will be deported

Deportation from Heathrow to Paris is postponed amid threats of legal action