Travellers have been informed that all easyJet services from the UK to a Mediterranean holiday destination have been scrapped due to the effects of Middle Eastern conflict.
British officials confirmed that RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus had been struck by a drone attack – though it remains unclear whether the device was launched directly from Iran or from Tehran-backed proxies such as Hezbollah in Lebanon.
As a precautionary measure, easyJet has now announced that three return services between Paphos and Larnaca will not proceed.
A statement from easyJet read: “Due to the events overnight affecting the RAF base in Akrotiri in Cyprus, as a precaution, three return flights between Paphos and Larnaca and the UK today will not be operating.
“Flights from 3 March are currently operating as planned but we would advise customers due to travel to and from Cyprus over the coming days to check our flight tracker for the latest information.”, reports the Mirror.
“We are doing all we can to minimise the impact for our customers and are providing options for rebooking including on other airlines or a refund as well as hotel accommodation and meals for those who require them. The safety of our customers and crew is our highest priority and we continue to closely monitor the security situation in the region.”
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