Jet2 has cancelled its scheduled summer flights to Tunisia after the violence in the north African country.

The company said in a statement it would not run any of its planned flights from Leeds-Bradford Airport due to start in April after customers raised concerns over the continued bloodshed and political situation.

The carrier said it was in the process of contacting passengers to organise alternative arrangements.

A Jet2 spokesman said: “Our customers have expressed their concern at the situation. Despite Jet2 and Jet2holidays sales to Tunisia being very strong we have taken the decision to cancel scheduled services to Tunisia for summer 2011.

“The safety of our customers is our number one priority and we also don’t want them to face the stressful uncertainty over whether their holiday will go ahead as planned. We are, therefore, giving them the opportunity to plan an alternative holiday now.”

The Foreign Office has warned against “all but essential travel” to Tunisia after violence spread across the country.

The death toll for a month of riots is now understood to have reached 78.

Thomas Cook, which has a call centre in Bradford, has flown thousands of British holidaymakers back to the UK on emergency flights and cancelled all further flights until January 23, along with Thomson.