Jet2 release urgent holiday update after national lockdown restrictions announcement

Jet2 has released an urgent update for potential travellers looking to get away before national lockdown restrictions are introduced.
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National lockdown measures are due to begin on Thursday.

However, Jet2 said they are planning to operate as normal until Wednesday, so customers wanting to "get away from the cold and gloom" can still book and travel as normal.

In a statement released on Sunday, Jet2 said: "For customers due to depart up to and including Wednesday, and who do not wish to travel, they can amend their booking to a later date with no admin fee.

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"If flights or holidays are affected by any changes, we will contact customers to advise them of their options.

"Customers in resort should continue to enjoy their holidays as planned."

Jet2 thanked their customers for their understanding and patience.

They said their contact centre was very busy and reminded customers they do not need to contact them.

Under the new restrictions set out by the Prime Minister:

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– Millions of people classed as clinically vulnerable to coronavirus will be told to take “extra precautions” but will not be formally asked to shield.

Travel and overnight stays in the UK and abroad will be restricted as people are advised not to travel unless for essential reasons.

– “Rapid turnaround tests” for coronavirus will be rolled out in “a matter of days”, and the Army will be brought in to help distribute the swabs, which could help partners attend labour wards.

Churches will remain open for private prayer, funerals will be limited to 30 people – although it is advised that only close family members attend – and weddings are only allowed in “exceptional circumstances”.

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– Single-adult households will continue to be allowed to form a “support bubble” with one other household, and children can move between homes if their parents are separated.

– Job centres, courts and civil registration offices will remain open, and elite sport will be allowed to continue behind closed doors.

The Prime Minister warned that the virus is “spreading even faster than the reasonable worst-case scenario of our scientific advisers”.

He said: “Unless we act, we could see deaths in this country running at several thousand a day – a peak of mortality, alas, bigger than the one we saw in April.”

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The Prime Minister said overrunning of the NHS would be a “medical and moral disaster, beyond the raw loss of life”.

The Government also said another 326 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Saturday.

Mr Johnson, speaking on Saturday night from Downing Street, said “no responsible Prime Minister can ignore” the rising rates of Covid-19 infections, as he acknowledged that cases had not come down fast enough in the worst affected areas.

“We know the cost of these restrictions – the impact on jobs and livelihoods, and people’s mental health. No-one wants to be imposing these measures,” he added.

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