easyJet said it would start to cancel flights to Italy because demand had fallen so dramatically since coronavirus broke out in the north of the country +2 ⦠Here's the list of the major routes affected. Croatia Airlines like a snowballing number of Europe’s state-owned flag carriers has announced Italy flight cuts, in this case discontinuing its Zagreb-Split-Rome service until March 28. "We have updated our policy to give customers more options and flexibility. The U.S. State Department for example currently has its highest Level 4 warning (Do Not Travel) only for Lombardy and the Veneto. 13:48 CET+01:00 . Thousands of travelers are currently up in the air on their Italy travel plans, and rights. . Hungary (Budapest) - Flights operating until March 18 but cancelled from March 19. Options if your flight is cancelled If your flight has been cancelled as a result of this, we are sorry. easyJet fly from Gatwick and Luton to many destinations in Italy including Milan, Venice and Verona. Alitalia Italy’s national carrier has stopped all flights in and out of Milan Malpensa, and are limiting Milan Linate to domestic services as Flight Global reports. I cover travel, culture, design and hotels worldwide. Valid reasons for travel can be for work, health and family reasons. This includes travel restrictions and a ban on public gatherings, as well as asking people to stay at home. The UK until late Monday, similarly left British holidaymakers confused about whether they could still visit northern Italy, or risk finding themselves trapped in the quarantine zone–as The Guardian reports. The seasonal service between Detroit and Rome was suspended until May 1. Step 2: Once you are on the EasyJet booking section, find the active flight you want to change and hit the amend the flight button.You can change names, flight times, dates, seats and destinations in this section. It will mean dropping one in every 10 scheduled flights to Italy. 10 March 2020. Previously it had stopped flights from New York JFK to Milan until May 20, and to Venice until May 21, plus the Atlanta-Rome service until April 30. HUNDREDS of flights have been cancelled by airlines including easyJet, British Airways and Alitalia due to a strike by airport and air traffic control staff in Italy. 10 March 2020 13:48 CET+01:00 coronavirus health. Update [March 11, 2020]: This post was edited to include news of Delta halting all Italy flights due to Italy’s coronavirus crisis. To receive one message a day with the main headlines, as well as occasional breaking news alerts, send SURREY NEWS to 07500 062991 on WhatsApp. The 24-hour strike over pay an… The majority of cancelled flights are due to the travel restrictions in Spain and Italy. The specifics on these offers have been changing, and the policy in effect on the day you purchase your ticket will likely be the one they enforce, should changes be necessary.”. easyJet has cancelled the majority of its flights to Italy. easyJet is cancelling âa number of flightsâ to northern Italy, namely Milan Malpensa, Milan Linate, Venice and Verona airports. BA has since halted all flights to Italy until April 4. You may opt-out by. Coronavirus in Italy has seen the country on lockdown and the FCO advising against travel prompting airlines like easyJet and British Airways to cancel flights Share ; Comments; By. Even with the lockdown in place in northern Italy since Sunday, BA, Ryanair, EasyJet and Jet2 among others continued to operate dozens of flights early this week, to Milan, Venice, completely baffling air travelers. @easyJet is selling seats on a cancelled flight. Wizz Air has cancelled all flights to and from its Italy destinations– Bari and Catania –from London Luton, until April 3. 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The same can be said for many countries so you need to know what the current travel advice for Italy is at home, and how your insurance provider translates that in fine print. Delta Within a day of the national lockdown news, Delta Airlines has now called of all Italy flights due to Italy’s quarantine. Easyjet is halting all flights to and from Italy until 3 April, bar a number of “rescue flights” for essential travel reasons. The COVID-19 emergency is also leaving travelers unsure of their rights on refunds when it comes to cancellations. "The majority of flights to and from Milan Malpensa, Milan Linate, Venice and Verona have been cancelled for the coming days and affected customers are being advised of their options by email and SMS which include rebooking and refunding.". The Local. EasyJet cancels flights to Italy. As a result, the two airlines have decided to cancel a number of flights on Tuesday (March 10) that were scheduled to fly to destinations such as Milan, Rome and Venice. About the same time that a lockdown on the whole of Italy came into effect, in an emergency bid to contain the coronavirus outbreak in the country. Now all flights to and from Italy have been called off in response to the lockdown, amounting to some 400 flight cancellations between 16 and 28 March according to The Independent. There could be more cancellations ahead. explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. easyJet, British Airways and Ryanair are major airlines cancelling flights. 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The airline says it will inform all passengers by email, and offer them alternative routes with a free re-booking. As there will be in general. EasyJet has cancelled the majority of its flights to Italy. With an increasing number of U.S. companies in particular (including giants Apple, Google and Amazon) limiting international travel by employees, “that's not critical to their business”, as Bloomberg reports, there will be much less demand for trans-Atlantic business class seats. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. A love for my wild home-island of Tasmania fuels my commitment to sustainable travel and conservation. easyJet has said it will be grounding a selection of flights, mainly to and from Italy, from 13 March until 31 March. The firm is now offering the option to ⦠As the following tweet illustrates: Jet2 confirmed on its Twitter feed yesterday that it has cancelled flights to Venice. Though some airlines did cut back on services early this week, after the northern Italy quarantine, customers were left trying to cope with mixed messages, between the Italian “stay at home”order, and the continuing flights to those destinations. EasyJet has cancelled the majority of its flights to Italy. Egypt - All flights cancelled from Friday March 20. It will continue to review this procedure until April 3. The widespread cancellations come after Italy imposed unprecedented nationwide restrictions on 60 million people to control the deadly coronavirus. BA2588 to Venice - planned to leave at 2.20pm, BA2612 to Naples - planned to leave at 2.20pm, EJU8195 to Milan Malpensa - planned to leave at 3pm, BA2576 to Turin - planned to leave 3.40pm, EZY8069 to Venice Marco Polo - planned to leave at 4.40pm, EJU8199 to Milan Malpensa - planned to leave at 7.40pm, EJU8071 to Venice Marco Polo - planned to leave at 8.30pm. Any travellers due to fly to or from Italy between now and April 4 can rebook to a later date up until the end of May, move their destination to Geneva or Zurich or receive a full refund. Or customers can opt for a full refund or 120% of the original fare in airline credit. British Airways has cancelled 36 flights on Monday to and from northern Italy â but other airlines, including easyJet, are continuing to operate. You will be charged £30 per booking for cancelling online, or £35 through the call centre. Confusion and doubts reign for many travelers. It has said it will operate "rescue flights" in the coming days. EasyJet said it would cancel 500 flights on its Italian routes over the second half of March. Within a few hours, BA announced they were cancelling all flights to Italy scheduled for Tuesday. Flights 2020: Latest TUI, Jet2, Ryanair & easyJet updates for post-lockdown flights BRITONS residing in England currently cannot travel abroad or ⦠Flights from Bristol Airport to Italy are being cancelled by easyJet and Ryanair amid fears over coronavirus. MARCH 10, 2020 11:31. On top of that Delta regularly, and transparently, inform customers via Twitter and other platforms. British Airways Early March BA cancelled roundtrips to Milan, Bologna, Venice and Turin between March 14 and March 28. If you do travel, take extra safety precautions.”, For areas subject to Level 4 “Do Not Travel” it says: “If you do travel, get professional security advice. I hold a degree in Professional Writing from Canberra University, an MA in European Journalism from the Université Robert Schuman Strasbourg, and am a member of the Society of American Travel Writers. For the rest of Italy, it’s still at Level 3 (Reconsider Travel). travelers are left stranded amid the coronavirus crisis, as loads of flights are cancelled, even last minute. Yet a Google flights search for London-Venice on Tuesday offers tickets with Ryanair and Lufthansa–while several flights with EasyJet were cancelled. These include flights to Milan Malpensa, Milan Linate, Venice and Bologna airports. China, which took similar measures on a regional level, has signalled major progress in its battle against the epidemic. We can't get through to your service line!”. easyJet. You will be contacted by our customer service team outlining the ⦠EasyJet has cancelled most of its flights at Milan, Venice and Verona but is still flying between other parts of Italy and the UK. (Photo by Fabrizio Villa), “British Airways you've cancelled our flight from Rome Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport to London today. No @easyJet @jet2tweets or @Ryanair flights back from Verona. My grievance is that you really have to dig deep on BA’s website to find such information, whereas other airlines including Delta highlight the “no change fees” on their landing page, and from there, the “find out more” is easily accessible. MarketWatch offers a pretty good round up of the situation for American travelers, airline by airline. So monitor the website of your airline, if you have trips booked, and be in touch with them, as they continue to review and adjust their Italy schedules. If it turns out this service isn't for you, reply with the word STOP and you'll be unsubscribed. Often with little or no warning. But the onus she claims is on the customer to request one. (Photo by Fabrizio Villa), Italy's quarantine red zones on March 9, 2020. Land of culture, artistic masterpieces, Renaissance learning, designer fashion, Roman ingenuity and, of course, great food and strong coffee. Cyprus - All flights cancelled from Wednesday March 18. I have three decades of experience as a journalist, foreign correspondent and travel writer-photographer. Airlines have cancelled a number of flights from Belfast to Italy due to the risk posed by the coronavirus outbreak. Cheap flights to Italy A treasure trove of culture, history, good food and style, Italy is all these things and more. easyJet. State departments too are leaving their citizens in doubt, either by not providing enough information, or not updating the situation fast enough. Confusion and contradictions abound. A number of flights from Gatwick and Heathrow airports to Italy have been cancelled due to coronavirus. The newspaper quotes a BA spokesperson as saying: “Any travellers due to fly to or from Italy between now and April 4 can rebook to a later date up until the end of May, move their destination to Geneva or Zurich or receive a full refund.". Budget airline easyJet have now cancelled all flights to and from Italy due to the coronavirus outbreak.. An easyJet spokesman said: "Following the latest decree issued March 9 by the Italian authorities implementing further restrictions for the whole of Italy, easyJet is currently reviewing its scheduled programme between March 10 and April 3, 2020. After waiting 70 minutes to reach BA Tuesday morning, another Twitter user said she got a refund. Qantas in Australia says it will be “reducing capacity by almost a quarter for the next six months” the ABC reports, “saying there has been a "sudden and significant drop" in demand for flights in response to the coronavirus crisis.” Those flights are sure to include its Rome routes, which are codeshare flights operated by Emirates. It will continue to review this procedure until April 3. Ryanair too soon went the same way, suspending all domestic flights from Thursday until 8 April, and international flights from Saturday until 8 April. Do make sure you actually have WhatsApp downloaded on your phone... 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"We recommend that any travellers continue to check their booking on ba.com for the latest information and ensure their contact details are up-to-date in the Manage My Booking section of the website.". On Monday (March 9), Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced a nationwide lockdown and told the public of new emergency measures in a bid to manage the spread of COVID-19. You can also follow me on Instagram, and my website. Working for print, digital and radio outlets on four continents, I am also a veteran hotel industry reporter and author of travel guides and cultural histories to Australia, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Borneo. If you see anything while you're out and about in Surrey you think we should be aware of, send us a message! The Australian government’s Smartraveller website shows the fine line that can exist. For cancellations it may depend on whether you bought your ticket before or after news of the coronavirus. EasyJet is cancelling the majority of its flights to Northern Italy, mainly to Milan Malpensa, Milan Linate, Venice and Verona airports. If you go against it, you risk invalidating your insurance policy.” The U.K. is advising against all but essential travel. An easyJet plane (Image: Barry Batchelor/PA Wire). Now the quarantine has been extended to the whole of Italy, the chaos is likely to worsen, as more airlines cancel Italy flights. My passion is capturing the distinctive people, places and events I encounter along the way, both in words and pictures. The fine line is leaving many traveler’s discontent. you can find out the best way to reach us over the phone here. Ryanair Europe’s biggest budget airline has called off all flights to Italy until 8 April. If you have a flight only booking with easyJet, please refer to the Disruption Help Hub for the latest information. Despite making a statement to the German press about this and informing its customers, Lufthansa provides no information about this on the coronavirus page of its website. This page contains updates for easyJet holidays customers only. Many other airlines are following suit. Ian Molyneaux. Your travel insurance policy might be void.”. news@thelocal.it @thelocalitaly. A timetable shows cancelled domestic and international flights at Milan-Malpensa airport, in one of ... [+] Italy's quarantine red zones on March 9, 2020. As a … The decision to upgrade the emergency to a national scale has no doubt caught airlines as much as travelers off guard. British Airways and easyJet have cancelled more flights to northern Italy. getwestlondon. Now Delta has announced that the last remaining flight to Italy for this period New York JFK to Rome Fiumicino, has also been scrapped, from March 11 until April 30 due to “government-mandated emergency measures and travel restrictions”. “Delta is waiving change fees for customers traveling to both international and domestic locations through April 30 if the ticket was issued on or before March 9, as well as customers purchasing flights in March,” the airline says. That was the exasperated message one user sent on Twitter Tuesday morning at around 6.30 local time Rome. The situation is set to worsen, as Italy declares the whole country in quarantine on March 10. AFP. An easyJet spokesman said: "Following the latest decree issued March 9 by the Italian ⦠Delays and cancellations. Passenger fury as BA, Ryanair and easyJet REFUSE to refund flights to Italy. Easyjet is halting all flights to and from Italy until 3 April, bar a number of ârescue flightsâ for essential travel reasons. By REUTERS . Sometimes theyâll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. This situation will probably evolve rapidly over coming days as a result of the national lockdown. Then there are those travel advisories that seem at odds with the current situation. Below is all the important information you need if your flight is delayed or cancelled. Under the quarantine, all non-essential travel to, from and within Italy is banned until April 3. The Local. Please note the WhatsApp messaging service isn't for calls - you can find out the best way to reach us over the phone here. The best place to keep up to date on the status of your flight with real time information is via our Flight Tracker which can also be accessed via our mobile app. With the national lockdown, and cancelled flights, according to London’s Evening Standard, that period has been extended to April 4. All Rights Reserved, This is a BETA experience. Beyond March 11 however, bookings are still available on its website for many routes such as London, NYC and LA to Rome. The Aug 9th Madrid-Liverpool flight has been cancelled, according to an email received from . Many other travelers found themselves in the same boat, as flights were cancelled last minute. You can unsubscribe at any time. Contact your individual airline to be sure of your rights. So far, it has only cancelled flights for Tuesday (March 10). Passenger fury as BA, Ryanair and easyJet REFUSE to refund flights to Italy. Working for print, digital and radio outlets on four continents. An easyJet spokesperson told Express.co.uk: âWe can confirm that we have taken the decision to cancel a number of flights mainly to and from Italy ⦠These include flights to Milan Malpensa, Milan Linate, Venice and Bologna airports. In a statement on Friday, EasyJet said: “We will be making decisions to cancel some flights, particularly those into and out of Italy while continuing to monitor the situation and adapting our flying programme to support demand.” Your phone number won't be shared with other members of the group, and we won't know who you are - we take GDPR very seriously. Given work is a valid reason to travel, there will be airlines still flying passengers to and from Italy; though with cuts to services to adjust to less passenger demand as well as to quarantine conditions. EasyJet has cancelled all of its flights to and from Italy between 10 March and 3 April. news@thelocal.it @thelocalitaly. Travel news and information to help you with possible road delays and airport issues “Delta said passengers whose flights are affected can rebook on alternate flights, get refunds or contact the airline to discuss other options,” reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Norwegian Air according to Reuters, has temporarily halted flights to and from Italy Tuesday. People wait in the departure hall at Leonardo da Vinci International Airport Rome, Italy, as many ... [+] travelers are left stranded amid the coronavirus crisis, as loads of flights are cancelled, even last minute. British budget airline easyJet
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