Jet2 has cancelled flights and holidays to Cyprus

Jet2 has cancelled all flights and holidays to Cyprus until August 17th. 

The country has implemented new coronavirus restrictions, leaving Jet2 with ‘no choice’ but to suspend flights and holidays to Larnaca and Paphos. 

The new rules mean Brits have to provide a negative coronavirus PCR test, obtained 72 hours before travel, on arrival to the country. 

Travellers must also complete a Cyprus Flight Pass before travelling which has your test result uploaded within 24 hours of departure.

A Jet2 spokesperson said: “Because of prohibitive entry restrictions into Cyprus, we have no choice but to suspend flights and holidays to Larnaca and Paphos up to and including 16th August.

“We continue to urge the Cypriot authorities to review the entry criteria in line with other destinations, so that our customers can enjoy their well-deserved holidays.

“Where customers are affected by any programme changes, we have been repeatedly recognised for how we have been looking after customers, offering the option to rebook with no admin fee, a Refund Credit Note or a full cash refund, and we will be contacting customers to discuss these options.

“For customers who are due to travel to Cyprus from 17th August onwards, we are continuing to liaise with the authorities in Cyprus and we will provide further updates in due course.

“We would like to thank our customers for their understanding and patience.”

Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advice state that travellors cannot enter Cyprus if they have been in the UK in the last 14 days. 

Jet2 has also suspended flight and holidays to Costa de Almeria, Alicante, Malaga and Murcia from July 28th up to and including August 16th, following the updated government advice from travelling to and from Mainland Spain. 

The World Health Organisation states that Cyrprus has a total of 1,067 coronavirus cases and a death toll of 19.