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UK unveils aviation charter to tackle airport disruption
The British government launched an ‘Aviation Passenger Charter’ to help passengers know their rights if they are faced with problems at airports
COMMENT: Will things change?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has sunk, rather like his grandiose Thames Estuary Airport scheme.
UK scraps all remaining Covid-19 travel measures from 18 March
Transport secretary, Grant Shapps, has confirmed that all remaining Covid-19 travel measures will be scrapped in the coming days
UK lifts all testing rules for vaccinated travellers
Vaccinated travellers can enter the UK without taking any coronavirus tests, after the government scrapped one of the final restrictions imposed over the past two years in response to COVID-19
UK unveils proposals to boost airline passenger rights
Outlined by transport secretary Grant Shapps, the UK government has unveiled proposals designed to make it easier for airline customers to seek justice from unfair practices in the industry
UK removes last 7 countries from COVID-19 travel ‘Red List’ from 1 November
UK will remove next week the last seven countries on its coronavirus "red list", which currently requires newly arrived travellers from these destinations to spend 10 days in hotel quarantine
UK cuts travel red list to seven countries
The UK government has confirmed 47 countries and territories will be removed from its red list, making it easier for more people to travel abroad to a larger number of countries and territories
UK to remove current traffic light system and testing in October
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced that the current traffic system that categorises countries in green, amber and red based on safety as well as the required pre-departure testing will be scrapped starting October 4.
UK health secretary signals end of PCR Covid-19 tests for travel
Britain’s health secretary Sajid Javid signalled that a requirement for expensive PCR tests for COVID-19 for international travellers arriving in Britain would be dropped
UK moves India from red to amber list on 8 August. Here’s how it will boost travel plans
Fully vaccinated Indians flying to the UK will no longer need mandatory 10-day hotel quarantine as India has been moved from the country’s ‘red’ to ‘amber’ list
England to allow unquarantined travel from US and EU if vaccinated
People fully vaccinated in the United States and European Union - except France - will be allowed to travel to England without having to quarantine on arrival, the UK government announced
Will this be the new way of international travel?
More countries are beginning to plan to open their international borders and new systems have been unveiled that make departure and arrivals very structured and organised.
International travel in the UK could resume on May 17, says Global Travel Taskforce
The latest recommendations from UK’s Global Travel Taskforce showed that international travel in the country could resume not earlier than 17 May 2021.
UK to initiate pre-arrival Covid-19 testing
All international passengers will soon have to test negative for Covid-19 before travelling to the UK under new government plans
Brexit-proof and Covid-friendly locations for 2021
Holiday Extras has predicted which locations will be top of the bucket-list as holidaymakers navigate the first year of travel post-Brexit, alongside coronavirus
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