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Call to scrap passenger locator forms as half-term prices 'soar'

Government
Rob Gill
27 January 2022

Gatwick’s chief executive has urged the government to get rid of the “unpopular” passenger locator form, while high half-term holiday prices also hit the headlines on Thursday (27 January).

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EasyJet, meanwhile, has been boosted by recent changes to the UK’s travel rules, but admits the Omicron variant has had a short-term impact on the airline’s performance.

Elsewhere, prime minister Boris Johnson has been pleading with his MPs for support ahead of the publication of the “partygate” report, while Plan B restrictions have been lifted in England.

Here are the headlines that travel woke up to on Thursday (27 January).

‘Scrap passenger locator form’, demands Gatwick boss