Virgin Atlantic chief Shai Weiss has blasted the government’s omission of the US from the UK’s new-look green list, claiming the country meets the government’s own criteria for making the list.
Shai Weiss said he was open to the prospect of a return to Gatwick (Credit: Virgin Atlantic)
Weiss’s comments came after transport secretary Grant Shapps belatedly confirmed the addition of 16 countries and territories to the UK’s green list at around 7.30pm on Thursday (24 June) after the Northern Ireland Executive stole his thunder by announcing it an hour earlier.
Additions include Spain’s Balearic Islands, Malta, Madeira and a handful of Caribbean destinations.
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