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Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'

Operators
Rob Gill
17 May 2021

International leisure travel from the UK has finally resumed, but fears about the spread of the new “Indian variant” of the coronavirus in the UK dominates the headlines on Monday (17 May).

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It’s the day everybody in the industry has been waiting as international travel resumes from most parts of the UK with the government’s ban on holidays being lifted, and the easing of other Covid-19 restrictions.

But media outlets temper the excitement over the latest stage of “unlocking” with worries about the spread of the new Indian variant of the virus in several areas of the country.

The impact of the pandemic on the industry is also laid bare by record financial losses announced by Ryanair.

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