Prenumeratoriai žino daugiau. Prenumerata vos nuo 1,00 Eur!
Išbandyti
2013 08 19

Tez Tour, Novaturas cancel trips from Lithuania to Egypt

Tour operators Tez Tour and Novaturas are suspending holiday trips from Lithuania to violence-gripped Egypt.
Vaizdas iš Mersa Matruho miesto paplūdimio.
Vaizdas iš Mersa Matruho miesto paplūdimio. / Twitter nuotr.

Both operators said on Saturday that they were canceling flights to Egypt scheduled for Aug. 19 and 26 after the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry advised against travel to that country.

Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius commended the operators for this decision.

"The tourism organizations approached the situation with understanding and responsibility. They will do their best to help our citizens to change their holiday packages, possibly choose another destination. We cannot place the safety and lives of our citizens at risk, because the situation is unpredictable and, unfortunately, it is not stabilizing," he told BNS.

Those who have already booked holidays to Egypt are being offered the option of rebooking to another destination or to another date.

"Requests for a refund of the money paid for the trip will be dealt with in accordance with the terms and conditions of the travel contract," Tez Tour said in a press release.

There are around 200 Lithuanian tourists in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada at the moment.

The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry on Saturday reiterated its advice against all travel to Egypt because the situation in the North African country remains difficult and unpredictable.

Nearly 700 people have been killed in Egypt in recent days during clashes between security forces and supporters of the country's ousted president Mohammed Morsi.

Linkevicius said that there were no reports as yet of any Lithuanians being injured in these violent clashes.

"We have no information of anything bad having happened to Lithuanians. We have been constantly following the situation and are urging our nationals to register (with the embassy). This is not mandatory, but is being done should any problems or emergencies occur. That would make it easier to provide help," he told BNS.

Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Estonia, Ireland, Romania, Slovakia and Belgium have also suspended trips to Egypt.

Egypt's government has declared a nationwide state of emergency and a nighttime curfew in many provinces. According to information from the Foreign Ministry, the resorts of Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh are not affected by the nighttime curfew.

Report mistake

Successfully sent

Thank you

Economy

Lithuanian producers of EPS on the way to circular economy
Gilužio Rivjera by the real estate company Homa – hundreds of apartments and millions in investment
Capitalica fund successfully issued bonds amounting to EUR 5 million to finance the Verde project in Riga

Feature

State Progress Strategy 'Lithuania 2050': will Lithuania become the 'Silicon Valley' of social enterprise?
Citus Experts: Planning to Furbish or Brush Up your Home Interior? Get Ready for a Brutal Run
How do the country's most desirable employers nurture IT talents?

Opinion

Ramūnas Vilpišauskas. The president’s achievements in Brussels were modest
Laurynas Jonavičius. Will the new German government’s foreign policy coincide with Lithuanian interests?
Eastern Partnership ‘beyond westlessness’: a new momentum for the European integration

Politics

Taiwanese Minister Ming-hsin Kung – about Lithuania’s strengths and the two countries’ looming plans
The double standards of “values-based policy”: Lithuania did not join the condemnation of Turkey
Behind the scenes of ambassadorial appointments: Seimas looking for clarification on continuing questioning at the Presidential Palace