TUI has cancelled all their flights to La Palma in the run up to October half term due to the ongoing volcano eruption.
All their flights departing up to and including October 27 have been cancelled - which will come as a major blow to Brits hoping to jet off this half term.
Nearly 1,000 buildings have been destroyed by lava since the eruption began on September 19. More than 6,000 residents have been evacuated.
The airline said that all impacted customers will be contacted directly about their options and they reassured customers that flights to the other Canary Islands are still going ahead.
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In an update on their website TUI said: "Due to the ongoing situation we’ve unfortunately had to cancel all flights to La Palma departing up to and including 27 October 2021. All impacted customers will be contacted directly to discuss their options.
"We’d like to reassure customers due to travel to any other Canary Islands that our flights are currently operating as planned however we will continue to monitor the situation and contact them should their holiday be impacted.
"We’d like to thank our customers for their patience and understanding during this time."
Last week the airline had cancelled flights to the Spanish island up until October 7, but lava is continuing to flow from the volcano.
The Canary Islands Volcanology Institute (Involcan) said on Tuesday that activity in the volcano had become “explosive, with falling pyroclasts and bombs”.
According to Involcan’s calculations, the volcano has emitted at least 250,000 tons of sulphur dioxide and 35 million cubic meters of magma.
Experts are watching if the downhill path of the lava will follow the previous flows or if it will expand into other areas, spreading the destruction.
After meandering for six kilometres, the lava has been tumbling since last Friday to the Atlantic Ocean. By Tuesday, a peninsula that has been forming has extended the island by 30 hectares, or the equivalent of about 42 football fields.
