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The chief executive of British Airways warned today that the return of Portugal to the British blacklist will cause “chaos”. Willie Walsh harshly criticized the Boris Johnson government for London’s quarantine policy.
“Another sea change by the Government, the addition of Portugal to the quarantine list, will cause further chaos and difficulties for travelers,” Willie Walsh wrote in The Times today, as quoted by the Daily Mail.
According to data presented by the Daily Mail, 75,000 British citizens will be on vacation in Portugal at the moment.
“The government is using arbitrary statistics to ban 160 countries and in the process destroy the economy. The government needs to introduce a testing regime to restore confidence. “
The fact that London has a “constantly changing list” means that the UK has “officially hung up”.
The Telegraph newspaper today advances the possibility that Portugal will return to the list, due to the increase in the number of cases in the country.
“It seems more and more likely that the country will see its new freedom revoked,” the British newspaper wrote today, noting that Transport Minister Grant Shapps could announce the return to the black list next Thursday.
The British ambassador to Portugal warned this Monday that “travelers must carefully analyze their plans and the risks of traveling abroad in the current situation.”
“As the Transport Minister said, only travel if you are prepared to be quarantined if necessary,” wrote Chris Sainty on social media.
“We are working together with the Portuguese authorities to ensure that decision makers in the UK fully understand the situation here. But things can change quickly. As cases increase in Europe, quarantine has been reintroduced in many countries in line with the UK’s goal of protecting public health. “
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