“We are obviously hopeful we can get going from 17 May,” said Johnson when asked about the resumption of international travel during a press briefing at Downing Street on Monday (5 April).
But he added he did not wish to be a “hostage to fortune” and pointed to the higher Covid infection rates currently being seen in many destinations.
At the same time as Johnson was speaking, the government announced that it planned to use a traffic light system for the resumption of international travel from 17 May at the earliest. Although it added: "For the moment, the government advises people not to book summer holidays abroad until the picture is clearer."
