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FCDO advice forces Tui to push programmes back

Operators
James Chapple
24 September 2021

Tui’s Egypt and Maldives programmes won’t resume until at least mid-October as the Foreign Office (FCDO) continues to advise against all but essential travel to both destinations on Covid grounds, despite both countries being removed from the UK government’s red list this week.

Marsa Alam on the map

Egypt's Hurghada is among the new routes (Credit: iStock)

Eight countries were removed from the red list on Wednesday; three – Turkey, Kenya and Oman – have had their Covid-specific travel advice lifted by the FCDO. However, the authority continues to advise against travel to Egypt, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh on Covid grounds.


As a result, Tui has confirmed Maldives holidays due to depart up to and on 9 October will not operate, nor will its holidays to Hurghada and Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt until 16 October. Jamaica holidays are also off up to 16 October, and those to Marsa Alam in Egypt until 31 October.


Sri Lanka trips, meanwhile, are cancelled up to 21 October.