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Kate Lally & Catherine Addison-Swan

Jet2 issues scam warning to holidaymakers over Covid tests and Fit to Fly passes

Jet2 has urged customers to be aware of a series of scams that could see holidaymakers caught out before they travel.

The airline alerted travellers to six requests that could see them handing money over to fraudsters, from booking flights to buying credit notes. It appeared that one technique being used by scammers involved impersonating Jet2 to falsely tell passengers that they could arrange Covid tests or Fit to Fly documents through the travel provider.

A post on Jet2’s Twitter page read: “We do not arrange PCR tests or Fit to Fly documents directly to customers, please do not respond to requests for this.” Some destinations still require travellers from the UK to take PCR or lateral flow tests ahead of and/or when they arrive in the country, the Liverpool Echo reports

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