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Aviation sector seeks clarity from PM on 14-day quarantine

Government
James Chapple
12 May 2020

Top execs from across the aviation sector have written to prime minister Boris Johnson urgently seeking clarity on the government’s proposed 14-day quarantine requirement for UK arrivals.

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The letter from trade body Airlines UK, counter-signed by 28 leading figures from across the UK aviation sector, speaks of the "collective and serious concern and frustration" about the quarantine measures announcement by Johnson on Sunday night (10 May).


Signatories include Jet2.com chief executive Steve Heapy; easyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren; Virgin Atlantic chief executive Shai Weiss; and Ryanair DAC chief executive Edward Wilson.