Thomas Cook resumes UK flights to Tunisia after Sousse attack

Thomas Cook has resumed flights from the UK to Tunisia for the first time since 2015, when 30 Britons were killed in the Sousse beach attack. About 220 holidaymakers flew from Birmingham to Enfidha airport with the tour operator on Tuesday, with the same number boarding a flight from Manchester later in the day. Another flight to Enfidha will depart from Gatwick airport on Wednesday. It is more than six months after the Foreign Office lifted its advice against non-essential travel to the north African country. All three flights were sold out, with all-inclusive seven-night holidays starting at £306 per person. Holidaymakers can choose from 10 hotels in the resort of Hammamet and newer Yasmine Hammamet on the north-east coast, as well as Skanes. A total of 14 hotels will be available in the summer. Thomas Cook, one of Europe’s biggest tour operators, will add flights from Glasgow and Newcastle upon Tyne in April and from Stansted in May. It has so far taken 15,000 UK bookings up to the end of the summer.