Dubai: Emirates on Tuesday announced that it has cancelled its flights to and from Tunis on January 16 and 17 due to political unrest.

The airline said in a statement it is "monitoring the situation closely and aims to give customers as much notice as possible if there are any further changes to our operations."

All passengers due to travel to or from Tunis in the next few days are advised to check the status of their flight before departing for the airport. 

Emirates said it will waive administrative fees for rebooking; re-issue and cancellation charges for passengers ticketed to travel to Tunis up to January 21.

Etihad and flydubai have no services to Tunis.

Air Arabia flies from its hub in Casablanca to Tunis. Its next scheduled flight is on January 18.