TUI has been forced to cancel more holidays until the end of the month.
Brits with holidays booked to Sri Lanka will be affected by the cancellations.
TUI originally cancelled holidays to the country until May 31 due to the current economic shortage causing a lack of essentials such as fuel and medicine.
However, the holiday cancellations have since been extended, and this date could be bumped forward again if the situation continues to escalate.
The TUI website states: "Due to the ongoing political and economic instability in Sri Lanka, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) have advised against all but essential travel.
"As a result, we’ve unfortunately had to cancel all holidays to Sri Lanka departing up to and including 30 June 2022.
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"We will be proactively contacting all impacted customers in departure date order to discuss their options.
"Please note this advice does not apply to customers transiting through Sri Lanka’s international airport and customers currently in resort can continue to enjoy their holiday as planned.
"We will continue to monitor the situation and update customers should there be any further updates.
"We would like to thank our customers for their understanding at this time."
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It follows the Foreign Office guidance update which now advises against all travel to Sri Lanka following a number of protests and civil unrest in the country.
The advice states: "The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) advises against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka, due to ongoing political and economic instability.
"This advice does not apply to airside transit through Sri Lanka’s international airport."
The current crisis has been caused by a number of factors, including a drop in tourism during the Covid pandemic, as well as huge tax cuts and massive debts to other countries such as China, while protests started following a 13-hour daily power cut introduced back in March to save energy.
The TUI cancellations follow the tour operators schedule reduction, with nearly 200 flights affected this month – working out to around six flights cancelled a day.
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