Flights to Mexico will soon be taking off again after the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) lifted its advisory against all but essential travel to the country.
In a statement on its website (released late on Friday, May 15), the FCO said: “Following a decline in the number of reported new swine influenza cases in Mexico since its peak on April 26, we no longer advise against all but essential travel.”
The FCO noted that as “cases of swine influenza have been reported in Mexico City and a number of other locations across the country. Travellers should consult a doctor immediately if they show signs of flu-like symptoms.”
Following the FCO advice, Thomson (www.thomson.co.uk) says it is “planning to begin operations to Mexico once again in the very near future”. However, the tour operator has not yet named a date.
Thomas Cook is to resume flights to Mexico on May 23.
Manuel Diaz Cebrian, from the Mexico Tourism Board (www.visitmexico.com) in London, quoted by The Guardian, said: “This is like seeing light at the end of the tunnel and we are very happy. It means tour operators will go ahead with their flights and people will start considering Mexico again as a destination. It’s the first step to the recovery of the perception of Mexico.”
Read the FCO travel advisory in full (www.fco.gov.uk)
