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Liv Clarke

TUI cancels more flights and holidays in its latest travel update

Changes have been made to TUI’s flight lists in the latest announcement released by the airline.

On Tuesday TUI released a list of countries they are currently operating to - along with flights which have been cancelled due to ‘ongoing uncertainty’ because of the pandemic.

A system for foreign travel came into force from Monday, with the traffic light system streamlined into just one red list of destinations which continue to pose a coronavirus risk.

Under the new rules passengers who are fully vaccinated will no longer need a pre-departure test before returning from non-red list destinations, and neither will children under the age of 18 who are travelling with their vaccinated parents.

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The government has said that by the end of October holidaymakers will also be able to replace the day two PCR test with a cheaper lateral flow test - although no formal date has been announced for this yet.

Unvaccinated passengers from non-red countries will still have to test before departure and take PCR tests on day two and eight.

The government is set to announce updates to the red list later this week, following on from the last update three weeks ago.

TUI have advised customers to check the latest advice for latest Covid requirements at their destination.

Which countries are TUI flying to?

TUI is operating flights to Corfu (Shared Content Unit)

The airline is operating to the following destinations:

TUI flights:

Balearics (Ibiza, Majorca, Menorca)

Canaries (Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma and Tenerife)

Croatia (Dubrovnik until 10th October, Pula and Split)

Cyprus (Larnaca and Paphos)

Egypt (Sharm El Sheikh from 17th October and Hurghada from 18th October)

Greece (Corfu, Crete, Halkidiki, Kefalonia, Kos, Parga, Rhodes, Samos, Santorini, Skiathos, Thassos and Zakynthos)

Italy (Naples)

Madeira and Porto Santo

Mainland Spain (Alicante, Malaga and Reus)

Morocco (Agadir and Marrakech)

Portugal (Algarve, Madeira and Porto Santo)

St Lucia

Turkey (Antalya, Dalaman, Bodrum and Izmir from 16th October)

Non-TUI flights:

Antigua

Barbados

Gibraltar

Greece (Athens, Peloponnese and Mykonos)

Grenada

Iceland

Italy (Naples, Puglia, Sardinia, Sicily, Tuscany and Venice)

Jersey

Mainland Spain (Almeria and Barcelona)

Maldives

Malta

Mauritius

Netherlands (Amsterdam)

Portugal (Lisbon)

Sri Lanka

St Lucia

Switzerland

Turkey (Antalya, Bodrum and Dalaman)

UAE (Dubai)

Cancellations

TUI have cancelled flights to Thailand (Getty Images)

Due to ongoing uncertainty around travel the following destinations are cancelled:

Up to and including 16th October: Egypt (Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh) and Jamaica

Up to and including 21st October:

TUI flights: Cape Verde, Cuba, Dominican Republic and Mexico

Up to and including 31st October:

TUI flights:

Aruba

Austria, Italy and Slovenia (TUI Lakes and Mountains)

Bulgaria (Varna and Bourgas)

Costa Rica

Egypt (Marsa Alam)

Florida

Italy (Calabria, Sardinia and Sicily)

Mainland Spain (Almeria and Girona)

Malta

Montenegro

Thailand

Tunisia

Non-TUI flights:

Austria, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Seychelles, Tanzania, Thailand and Trinidad & Tobago, USA and UAE (Abu Dhabi)

TUI reassured customers that if a holiday is cancelled then they would receive at least seven days advance notice.

They said that those affected can request a full cash refund, or to change to a later date or alternative holiday with a booking incentive.

The airline added: “We know some customers may be unsure about travelling this summer, so to offer continued flexibility and reassurance, fee-free changes can be made up to 14 days before travel for customers due to depart up to and including 31 October.”

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