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Sian Traynor

EasyJet cancels all international flights from Edinburgh as UK enters new lockdown

EasyJet has announced most of its international flights will be cancelled from this week as Scotland enters a new lockdown.

The airline has stated that the majority of flights outwith the UK will be suspended, with only a small number of domestic and key international routes to continue.

The small remaining flight schedule is set to allow for essential journeys only.

Currently, EasyJet is asking customers who are overseas to book onto a repatriation flight, which will run until January 10.

A limited number of services will operate from Sunday to 'maintain essential connectivity between key cities in the UK', including domestic services from Scotland, London, Bristol, Birmingham, Liverpool, Newcastle and Belfast.

In a statement, easyJet said: "We will be operating flights up to and including the January 10 focused on repatriating any customers who need to return to the UK.

"We urge customers needing to return to transfer onto these flights as soon as possible as options to travel after this date will be reduced.

"We are contacting customers whose flights are cancelled with their options and all customers unable to travel as a result of the lockdown restrictions, whether their flights are cancelled or scheduled to operate, can transfer their flights to a later date for free, or receive a voucher or a refund."

It added: "It is clear that testing will continue to be important to keeping people moving when travel is possible and we continue to push for work to be done on the efficacy of rapid testing technologies like antigen and LAMP testing making it easier, less expensive and less onerous for customers.

"Alongside the welcome roll-out of the vaccine, this will play a vital role in enabling normal life to resume; including travelling again for work, to visit friends and family, or for a much-needed holiday."

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