An easyJet pilot warned passengers not to take their flight to Greece because of the raging fires there, leaving some tourists in tears

• Wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes are causing chaos for thousands of holidaymakers.
• An easyJet pilot flying to Rhodes told tourists it was a bad idea, a BBC-affiliated report said.
• His warning prompted some tourists to disembark, including a boy who was crying, the report said.

An easyJet pilot warned tourists flying to Rhodes, Greece on Monday that it was a "terrible idea" moments before taking off, according to a report by the BBC's Welsh-language news program Newyddion.

The pilot told the 37 passengers on board the flight heading to Rhodes that they would be allowed to disembark if they changed their minds, a journalist, who was on the flight, told Newyddion.