Europe's biggest airlines begin legal challenge to UK's quarantine policy

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They argue the blanket rule that all foreign travellers must self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival impedes travel. FMTNews Quarantine

July 3, 2020 7:24 PM

The legal action by British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair proceeded came despite the government saying the policy would be ended for English holidaymakers to countries such as France, Spain and Italy, but not the United States. The airlines criticised the decision, saying it dealt a catastrophic blow to the industry’s hopes of recovery after planes were grounded by the coronavirus pandemic, that they had not been consulted on the move, and the scientific basis of the decision had not been made public.

“The fact that they are entering the UK from a Covid-19 hotspot could provide some justification, but the mere fact that they are entering the UK, cannot.”

 

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