Violent thunderstorms are forecast for the Mediterranean meaning people travelling to Mallorca, Men (Image: Getty) READ MORE Foreign Office issues 'evacuation' alert for nine holiday hotspots Jet2 has issued an urgent warning to passengers about potential delays and disruptions on key Mediterranean routes due to violent thunderstorms. The airline has stated that the Eastern Mediterranean and Balearic Islands, including Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera, are currently being affected by the adverse weather conditions, with more storms forecasted. The airline has warned that these disruptions could continue until Wednesday, July 3.
Passengers have been advised to allow extra time for their journey to the airport and to prepare for poor driving conditions. In a late-night update on Sunday, Jet2 said: "We are currently experiencing some Air Traffic Control slot delays on flights that are due to arrive, depart or fly across the Eastern Mediterranean and the Balearic Islands, this is due to adverse weather conditions (Thunder Storms) in many parts of Eastern Europe." "If you are currently on holiday and experiencing bad weather, please allow plenty of time to get to the airport and allow for potential bad road conditions en route.
Our UK Based Operations team is working hard to minimise disruption to our flying programme, however, you may experience some disruption if you are travelling to/from areas affected." function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');e.