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SPAA accuses Sturgeon of 'fast-tracking travel's collapse'

Government
Gary Noakes
19 April 2021

The SPAA has accused the Scottish government of "fast-tracking" the collapse of the travel industry.

Nicola Sturgeon

SPAA president Joanne Dooey said the Scottish government had "no commitment to the opening of international travel" following remarks by first minister Nicola Sturgeon.

Sturgeon told Sky TV’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday there was a big risk from new variants of the virus, "variants that might be faster spreading, that might be more severe and crucially variants that might undermine the efficacy of the vaccine".

"So we’ve got to be very careful about that," Sturgeon said. "Which is why I think one of the restrictions we’re all going to have to live with for longer is a restriction on international travel."