Transport secretary Grant Shapps will oversee the new travel taskforce designed to facilitate the resumption of UK-US travel as soon as possible.
An Abta spokesperson said: “The US-UK link is incredibly important for business and leisure travel, as well as UK trade, so steps to get travel restarted are very welcome. However, there is little in this announcement in terms of detail or timings.
Industry welcomes UK-US taskforce but urges quick action
Government
Rob Gill
10 June 2021
Plans for a new taskforce to restore transatlantic travel between the UK and US have been welcomed by Abta, which has also called for the existing traffic light system to be “used as intended”.
Markets around the world are readying to realign their relationships with the US (Credit: iStock)
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