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Edinburgh Live
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Sophie Buchan

Edinburgh TUI Airways passengers issued warning over 'no food or drinks on flights'

Edinburgh passengers flying with TUI Airways have been issued with an update amid changed to their services.

Taking to their website recently, the operator confirmed that they have to temporarily stop selling hot and cold meals as well as sandwiches.

In addition to this, the snacks and drinks they serve will be "limited" on board their short and mid-haul flights, as reported by Glasgow Live.

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In a statement they confirmed that the issue was due to "staff shortages" with a total of 15 airports said to be affected by this issue - including two in Scotland.

TUI explained: "We can confirm that unfortunately due to staff shortages with our catering supplier, there will be no hot and cold meals or sandwiches, and a limited offering of snacks and drinks, available onboard TUI Airways short- and mid-haul flights over the coming days.

"Customers may therefore want to bring their own food and soft drinks onboard (no alcohol permitted). Any soft drinks over 100ml will need to be purchased after you have passed through security."

They stressed to passengers that they are "continuously monitoring the situation" and "working closely" with their suppliers in a bid to limit the impact to their onboard services.

All customers affected will be directly contacted with the company apologising for any inconvenience caused.

Despite affecting some flights, TUI have said the disruption will not affect long-haul flights to Aruba, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Mexico, Orlando and St Lucia and meal services on these flights will "continue to operate as normal."

TUI have said the change will impact flights from the following airports:

  • Birmingham
  • Bristol
  • Cardiff
  • Doncaster Sheffield
  • Dublin
  • East Midlands
  • Edinburgh
  • Exeter
  • Glasgow
  • Humberside
  • Leeds Bradford
  • Luton
  • Manchester
  • Norwich
  • Teesside

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