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Quarantine for UK arrivals may be cut after England lockdown ends – Shapps
Britain is making “good progress” with a plan that allows COVID-19 testing to reduce a 14-day quarantine period for those returning from abroad, a change that could help boost travel recovery once end the current lockdown, Grant Shapps said.
“I want you to know that we have been making very good progress on a test-to-launch program, to launch once we get out of this lockdown,” the transport secretary told an online airport industry conference on Monday.
“It will consist of a single test for arrivals to the UK provided by the private sector at a cost to the passenger, which will allow us a very short period of self-isolation.
“Beyond the lockdown, this should encourage more people to be able to book flights with confidence, knowing that there is an option that allows them to shorten self-isolation if they go to a place that is not inside, or becomes outside, a travel corridor. “.
England’s current four-week lockdown will end on December 2.
The aviation industry has been affected by travel restrictions and a drop in travel due to fears of the coronavirus pandemic, which began to affect the industry in the first months of this year.
Travelers, particularly in the UK, have also been reluctant to book flights due to the long wait for refunds if trips are canceled and quarantine requirements on return, measures that are changed regularly.
Ministers have confirmed that they are looking to reduce the time people have to self-quarantine at home from 14 days to between 10 days and a week.
This raises the concern that some people will not respond when the system communicates with them due to the fear that if they do, they could face a prolonged period of time locked up at home.
