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Lottie Gibbons & Nicole Goodwin

Jet2 cancels flights to Poland over Ukraine crisis

Jet2 has confirmed it is suspending flights to Poland as the war in Ukraine continues.

The airline's route to city break destination Krakow has been has been popular with passengers travelling from a number of UK airports, including Newcastle International Airport.

But now Jet2 has cancelled flights to the Poland city due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, according to ITV.

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Flights will be suspended from March 24 until the end of May.

Jet2 usually flies from Newcastle to Krakow in Poland twice a week, on Fridays and Mondays. The airlines website is currently only showing flights available on March 11, 14 and 18.

The airline has said that all affected passengers will be refunded.

A Jet2 spokesperson told Liverpool Echo : "Due to current circumstances, we have taken the decision to suspend our flights and city breaks programmes to Krakow from 24th March up to and including 26th May.

"Where customers are affected by any programme changes, we will automatically cancel their booking with a full refund.

"We are planning a phased restart to Krakow from 27th May and we will of course keep customers updated."

Jet2 recently became the first UK airline to scrap mask wearing on flights from England.

Passengers will still be required to wear a mask after they land if required to do so by local laws, but they are free not to wear face coverings when boarding and in-flight.

Jet2 which has a base at Newcastle Airport, has seen a surge in bookings after the relaxation of Coronavirus rules and has added more flights from Newcastle to Spain and Portugal from this month.

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