Airlines rejoice as all Covid travel rules ditched this week

Saturday, 15 Mar, 2022 0

The airline industry is celebrating at news all remaining Covid travel rules are being scrapped this week.

Transport secretary Grant Shapps announced the end of the passenger locator form and unvaccinated travellers no longer need to take a Covid test before and after travelling to the UK.

Shapps confirmed the rules end at 04:00 on Friday.

“These changes are possible due to our vaccine rollout and mean greater freedom in time for Easter,” he tweeted.

The Board of Airline Representatives in the UK lauded the measures as finally, the start to normalised travel.

Dale Keller, chief executive of BAR UK said, “This is a truly significant milestone and passengers and airlines will be delighted. We applaud this pragmatic decision to restore freedom of international travel by removing all remaining Covid related border measures as evidence became overwhelming.”

Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays.said:“The announcement marks international travel finally returning to normal. The removal of needless forms and ineffective testing regimes means that customers can at long last enjoy hassle-free travel, just like they did before the pandemic..”

Virgin Atlantic was also delighted with the long-awaited move to normality.

“The removal of all remaining UK travel restrictions, including the Passenger Locator Form, is the final important step towards frictionless air travel.”

“With these barriers to travel removed, Britain is open for business and passengers can reconnect with loved ones and business colleagues once again,” the airline said.

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