Meanwhile, prime minister Boris Johnson’s authority is under question after nearly 100 Conservative MPs voted against plans to enforce the use of vaccine passes for larger entertainment venues.
Elsewhere, France is considering strengthening its Covid restrictions on British travellers due to the Omicron variant ahead of the Christmas holidays.
In other news, the government has rejected airlines’ pleas to restrict the serving of alcohol in airports and British Airways announces plans to restart a short-haul operation from Gatwick in spring 2022.
Here are the key headlines travel woke up to on Wednesday (15 December).
