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Aviation minister: 'No review of travel rules before peaks'

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Gary Noakes
22 November 2021

The government’s next review of Covid travel restrictions will not come ahead of peaks, aviation and maritime minister Robert Courts has said.

Courts said the government would do 'anything it could' to simplify travel

Courts told the Airlines 2021 conference: “I am acutely aware of the importance of various segments of the year to the industry. We’ve said we’ll review in January and that’s what we’ll be doing.”

Asked if this might be brought forward, he added: “At the moment, it’s January.”

EasyJet chief commercial officer Sophie Dekkers told delegates having no new policies on vaccines and testing would affect peaks.

“It’s wishful thinking we will have anything in place before Christmas," she warned. "Without that guidance, that demand is not going to be there.

“We’re looking at a positive summer, but really just the peak summer at the moment.”