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Airports group calls for 'restriction-free' traffic light category

Government
Rob Gill
22 April 2021

The owner of Manchester and Stansted airports has urged the UK government to introduce a fourth “restriction-free” category to its new “traffic lights” system.

(Credit: Hufton and Crow)

MAG, which also operates East Midlands airport, said a fourth category alongside the planned green, amber and red regimes would “aid recovery” and “capitalise” on the success of the UK’s Covid-19 vaccination programme.

The airport operator added that having a restriction-free category to low-risk destinations would allow travellers to go overseas without having to pay for expensive PCR tests, which will still be required for visitors returning home from countries classified as green.