A commitment to opening up a safe, UK-US travel corridor – based on vaccination and testing – at the G7 summit this week would kick-start the transatlantic economy and serve as a "template" for the rest of the world.
That was the message from travel and aviation leaders on both sides of the pond, who came together on Monday (7 June) to call on Boris Johnson and Joe Biden to come to an agreement on reopening travel between the UK and the US this summer.
Heathrow chief executive John Holland-Kaye said time was now of the essence, with the UK government committed to further easing its Covid restrictions from 21 June and the US looking to do the same by 4 July.
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