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Shapps wants PLF axed and Australia finally reopens

Government
Rob Gill
21 February 2022

Transport secretary Grant Shapps is pushing for passenger locator forms (PLFs) to be scrapped by Easter, while Australia has finally reopened its border to international visitors.

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Prime minister Boris Johnson is meanwhile set to announce the end to England’s final Covid-19 restrictions, including the requirement to self-isolate for people catching the virus. There’s also more disruption to travel services as the UK is lashed by the third major storm in a week, Storm Franklin.

Elsewhere, diplomatic efforts continue to try to prevent a Russian invasion of Ukraine with more European airlines deciding to cancel flights to the country as the crisis goes on.

Here are the headlines the travel industry woke up to on Monday (21 February).

Australia’s border reopens to international travellers