Tui, Wizz Air, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, and easyJet and easyJet holidays, were among those early out of the blocks late on Friday (7 May) and over the weekend follow transport secretary Grant Shapps’s long-awaited traffic light announcement.
In the end, despite speculation it could extend to between 25 to 30, a total of 12 countries and territories made the government’s green list, including Portugal (including Madeira and the Azores), Gibraltar, Iceland and Israel; arrivals from green list destinations won’t have to quarantine, but will have to take a pre-departure test and a PCR test by the end of the second day of their return.
