10 May 2024 , 15:37
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Jet2 has issued an update on when flights to the Greek island of Skiathos will recommence following a 'do not travel' alert that has led to a flurry of cancellations.
The airline, which competes with the likes of Ryanair, EasyJet, TUI and Wizz Air has indicated that normal service is expected to resume tomorrow after today's disruption. All Jet2 flights from various UK airports including Bristol, Birmingham Airport, East Midlands, Leeds Bradford, London Stansted, Newcastle, and Manchester have been axed for the day and are set to be rescheduled.
This temporary suspension affects only today's flights (Friday, May 10), with the airline hopeful for a return to regular operations by tomorrow, reports Birmingham Live. In a statement released by Jet2, the airline advised: "If you are travelling to Skiathos today, please do not travel to the airport. If you have already travelled to the airport, if possible, we would advise you to return home and back to the airport three hours before your new departure time tomorrow."
Jet2 further instructed those unable to return home to seek assistance at the airport: "If it is not possible to make your way home please speak to a member of our friendly Red team at the airport who will be happy to help. We apologise for this change that is unfortunately beyond our control.
"It is rare for our schedules to be disrupted like this and although this change is beyond our control, we understand it will disrupt your plans at the last minute and have done everything that we can to ensure we operate as soon as possible and minimise the delay. We have a huge team working hard behind the scenes at our UK-based HQ that are monitoring the situations and on behalf of us all, we are sorry again for the inconvenience this delay brings."
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The Hellenic National Meteorological Service has issued severe weather warnings for "heavy thunderstorms" set to hit the Sporades islands. The airline alerted passengers to potential weather disruptions in Skiathos with an early morning update on its website at 4.12am today.