Abta chief executive Mark Tanzer said the association welcomed the announcement and was now "awaiting confirmation of the date this will be implemented". "We urge the government to do all it can to have this in place before October half-term."
Tanzer also called for more transparency in deciding the red list. "Although we recognise the need to retain a red list, the government needs to be much more transparent in its criteria for placing countries on it and it should only be retained for the management of known variants of concern.
