US health officials, meanwhile, are considering tightening travel restrictions to hold back the spread of Omicron, while the World Health Organization is urging some vulnerable people to “delay” their travel plans due to the new variant.
Prime minister Boris Johnson, though, has insisted Christmas parties should not be cancelled this month, despite a leading health official suggesting people should cut back on “unnecessary” socialising during the festive season.
Here are the key headlines travel woke up to on Wednesday (1 December).
European countries could be added to travel red list, warns health minister
