Coronavirus: Industry dismisses US-UK moves to reopen travel

Travel industry figures have dismissed the latest moves by the US and UK to reopen travel. 


 A new taskforce will be set up to make recommendations on easing restrictions as part of an "Atlantic Charter", set to be agreed on Thursday. A Number 10 statement said the prime minister and president would "work to relaunch UK-US travel as soon as possible". But the boss of Virgin Atlantic said the announcement "falls short". 


 Chief executive Shai Weiss said: "The creation of the Atlantic Taskforce is positive recognition of the importance of the UK-US travel corridor and a first step towards reopening the skies." But he said the lack of a specific time frame for reopening travel meant airlines, businesses and passengers faced a lack of certainty. Ahead of the start of the G7 summit in Cornwall, Mr Weiss urged Mr Biden and Mr Johnson to allow trans-Atlantic travel no later than 4 July. line 


What are the current rules on US-UK travel? 




Nearly all passengers from the UK are currently banned from travelling to the US. Under a presidential decree introduced last March, non-US citizens who have been in the UK in the last 14 days cannot enter the country unless a specific exemption applies. Meanwhile, travellers from the US to the UK must self-isolate for 10 days on arrival as the country is on the "amber list". Read more on restrictions when travelling to Amber list countries here.
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