UK holiday makers could swerve Tenerife closures, according to airline
Airline company Jet2 said that holidaymakers can still travel to the Spanish island
The president of the Canary government announced yesterday (Wednesday 16 December) that Tenerife would close its borders for non-essential travel from midnight on Thursday.
The ban, which will last for 15 days, comes amid rocketing rates of coronavirus on the island, with figures amongst the highest in Spain.
While the initial announcement caused panic among holiday makers set to fly off for a sunny festive break, airline company Jet2 have released a statement assuring customers that travel to the island could go ahead.
A spokesperson for the airline said: “We are aware of news reports regarding Tenerife closing its borders to holidaymakers.
“We can assure customers that we have received confirmation from the Canaries Government that this is not the case.
“Holidaymakers can still travel to Tenerife to enjoy Christmas and their well-deserved holidays in the sunshine.
“Given this welcome update from the Canaries Government, alongside the current FCDO travel advice, we are operating our flights and holidays programmes to Tenerife as normal.”
Along with the ban on arrivals, the island will also be placed under an earlier curfew of 10pm, having previously been set to 11pm.
People have taken to Twitter asking airline companies to clarify if flights will go ahead.
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