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French passengers will be exempt from quarantine measures that will take effect in the UK amid the pandemic.
Boris Johnson said Sunday that they will be imposed on people arriving by air to the UK, to prevent Covid-19 from being brought in from abroad.
Johnson said he was “notifying” the quarantine measures were approaching.
Following his speech, number 10 confirmed that a reciprocal agreement with the government in Paris meant that no restrictions would apply to passengers coming from France.
The prime minister said: “I am notifying that the time will soon be, with significantly less transmission, to impose quarantine on people entering this country by air.”
UK airlines previously said they had been told that any quarantine period would last 14 days, and that people could be expected to provide an address when they reach the border.
Government sources had already indicated that people arriving from the Republic of Ireland would not have to isolate themselves when the quarantine measures take effect.
‘Growing crisis’ for aviation
Despite speaking to the aviation minister on Sunday, airline and airport bosses told the BBC that they were still in the dark about basic details such as when the quarantine measures would take effect, when they would end, and whether they would be revised. continually.
The airlines are asking for additional government support after the prime minister confirmed that a quarantine period will take effect.
Airlines UK Chief Executive Tim Alderslade said: “Everyone, including the government, needs to adapt to the new normal, but closing air travel in this way is not the way to do it.”
“The ministers are telling people that they can no longer travel for the foreseeable future and the airlines will respond to that based on their operations.”
He added: “That is why they require additional urgent government support to overcome this growing crisis.”
The government faces a double attack on its travel quarantine, even though details of the policy are still scarce.
The pandemic is already causing serious damage to the UK aviation sector, and airline and airport bosses believe the quarantine will make matters worse.
They did not receive the guarantees they wanted during a call with the aviation minister on Sunday morning.
Opposition MPs are also picking on the question: “If it’s now, why not before?”
Around 100,000 people are estimated to have arrived in the UK since March 23, when the closure began.
Many people who came home in the past few weeks have been confused as to whether they were supposed to isolate themselves.
On March 13, government advice was withdrawn that people arriving from China and Italy who had no symptoms should stay home for two weeks.
Air travel has been halted due to the global coronavirus pandemic, leading to sharp job cuts by the industry.
Ryanair has said it planned to fire 3,000 workers and ask the remaining staff to cut wages.
BA previously said it would cut 12,000 of its workforce and warned that it would not be able to reopen at Gatwick airport once the pandemic passes.
