Coronavirus: Glasgow plane turns round in midair as Jet2 cancels all Spanish flights

Holiday airline Jet2 today cancelled all flights to Spain for at least a week including from Edinburgh and Glasgow airports.
Jet2's Spanish routes include from Edinburgh and GlasgowJet2's Spanish routes include from Edinburgh and Glasgow
Jet2's Spanish routes include from Edinburgh and Glasgow

The move covers flights to the Canary and Balearic islands as well as mainland Spain.

Jet2 confirmed all flights which left the UK this morning had returned.

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These included the 0700 Glasgow to Alicante, which turned round in mid flight.

It was among six flights from Glasgow affected today, to Lanzarote (two), Gran Canaria, Tenerife and Fuerteventura.

Edinburgh flights involved included one to Tenerife.

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A spokesperson for the airline said: “In response to local measures introduced throughout Spain to prevent the spread of Covid-19, including the closure of bars, restaurants, shops and activities including any water sports, we have taken the decision to suspend flights for at least the next seven days to Mainland Spain, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands with immediate effect.

"We know these local measures will have a significant impact on our customers’ holidays, which is why we have taken this decision.

“We are contacting our customers who are currently in these destinations, and who are due to travel, to advise them of their options, so we urge customers not to call us.

“This is a fast-moving and complex situation and we are reviewing our programme as a matter of urgency, so that we can fly customers back to the UK.

“The health and safety of our customers is our number one priority, and we would like to thank our customers for their understanding.”

Rory Boland, Editor of Which? Travel, said: “Airlines cancelling flights to Spain will be worrying for customers, particularly those already in the country, who will urgently need clear information about support they will be offered and plans to ensure they get home safely.

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Passengers of all airlines will have questions about what this means for their upcoming trips, especially with the Foreign Office already warning against travel to some parts of Spain, and the UK Government and airlines should work as quickly as possible to clarify the situation for holidaymakers.

“The Civil Aviation Authority must also monitor the situation closely to ensure airlines are fulfilling all their legal obligations to passengers when flights are disrupted, so that we don’t see a repeat of the situation in Italy where passengers were left stranded.”

He added that passengers who incurred additional costs by being re-routed home via an indirect route should retain all receipts to have these costs reimbursed by their airline.

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