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Alex McIntyre

Jet2 cancels flights and holidays to Cyprus due to country's strict entry measures

Jet2 has cancelled flights and holidays to Cyprus until mid-August after the country revealed strict measures for travelling Brits.

The operator announced that journeys to Larnaca and Paphos up to and including August 16 would be suspended as a result of the entry restrictions in place.

People from Britain were banned from Cyprus since the country reopened its borders in July due to the level of infections and deaths related to coronavirus in the UK.

But from August 1, the Republic of Cyprus government has stated that the UK will move to Category B which means anyone travelling to the country would be able to visit providing they follow strict requirements.

A Jet2 spokesperson said to the Mirror : “Because of prohibitive entry restrictions into Cyprus, we have no choice but to suspend flights and holidays to Larnaca and Paphos up to and including 16th August.

"We continue to urge the Cypriot authorities to review the entry criteria in line with other destinations, so that our customers can enjoy their well-deserved holidays."

The measures Brits would have to face include providing a negative PCR test on arrival, obtained within 72 hours before travel.

Coronavirus-test results can be in the form of an email or SMS but must include the date and time when the test was taken and state the type of test, which should be PCR.

All travellers to Cyprus must also complete a Cyprus Flight Pass before travelling which has the CR test result uploaded within 24 hours of departure.

They will then need to present this prior to boarding and on arrival at immigration.

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