A 90-day state of emergency has been declared in the West African nation after its president Yahya Jammeh refused to step down following defeat in the country’s elections last month.
The FCO altered its travel advice to the country yesterday warning against “all travel” to capital Banjul and “against all but essential travel” to the rest of the country after reports of potential military intervention from neighbouring countries.
Thomas Cook said it expects to evacuate a total of 3,500 customers from the country by Friday.
The operator laid on four extra flights out of Banjul airport yesterday in addition to one planned departure.
