Health secretary said the UK government was eager to minimise any impact from the arrival of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 ’on our excellent transport and travel sector’
The pilots union has called on the UK government to ’act with the data and support a vital UK industry’ following the return of various travel restrictions and rules
From 4am on Tuesday (30 November), all arrivals into England – including those who are fully vaccinated – will have to take a PCR test for Covid-19 and isolate until they get their result
’It is heartbreaking that this has happened to an industry that is grappling to get back on their feet after the past 20 months’ - Nigel Vere Nicoll, Atta president
Robert Courts tells Airlines 2021 conference delegates government would look to do ’anything we can do’ to simplify travel, but not until peaks is under way
Australia will reopen its borders to foreign visa holders at the start of December, while there have been clashes between police and demonstrators over Covid measures in several European countries
Transport secretary Grant Shapps confirmed on Thursday (18 November) there would be no additions to the UK’s red list, with the next three-weekly review due in mid-December
