Date Published: 14/03/2020
ARCHIVED - JET2 Cancels all flights to Spain
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Jet2 has announced the suspension of all flights to Spain in response to the wide-ranging measures being introduced by regional, national and municipal authroities to try and reduce the spread of Covid-19.
All flights to mainland Spain, the Balearic and Canary Islands are cancelled with immediate effect.
Customers already in Spain are being contacted directly by Jet2 and advised of their options, so the company requests that clients do not call them directly in order to allow staff resources to cope with the job in hand.
At the moment Spanish airspace remains open and airports have not been closed, but that situation may well change this morning following an emergency cabinet meeting.
The Foreign Office has not yet changed its travel advice for Spain which remains as follows:
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advise against all but essential travel to the following regions that the Spanish Ministry of Health have designated as areas of community transmission of coronavirus: Madrid and La Rioja, and the municipalities of La Bastida and Vitoria (both in the Basque Country) and Miranda de Ebro (in Castilla y León).
The Spanish government has suspended all incoming flights from Italy until March 25th. The Spanish government has also asked people to avoid unnecessary travel and to consider remote working where possible.
It's common sense
If you have any flights booked to come to Spain after today, then it's highly probable that they will not take place, so check with your flight provider and keep an eye on the media as this highly fluid situation continues to develop.
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What to do if you are in the Region of Murcia and believe you may have contracted the virus
The regional government has set up a special helpline to supply information to members of the public (900 121212), and also urges people to call the 112 emergency services line if they suspect that they may have contracted the virus rather than going straight to hospital or to a medical centre. Medical staff will be sent to your home to test for the virus.
The Region’s public hospitals have limited the number of visitors to just one per patient.
Sensible precautions
The advice being issued to members of the public by medical authorities all over the world coincides on the following points:
- Wash hands frequently with either soap and water or a sanitiser gel
- Catch coughs and sneezes with disposable tissues – and throw the tissues away immediately after use before immediately washing your hands!
- If you don’t have a tissue, use your sleeve – and wash the item of clothing used at the next opportunity
- AVOID touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands
- AVOID close contact with people who are unwell
- Don´t panic!