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Quarantine rules a 'killer blow' for travel sector
Jun 4, 2020
The travel industry has condemned the government's quarantine rules, warning the mandatory two-week isolation will deter visitors and put jobs at risk.
From 8 June all passengers arriving in the UK must self-isolate for 14 days.
The boss of the UK's biggest airport services company, Swissport, said the plan could deliver a "killer blow" to the tourism sector.
Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary said it would "significantly reduce European visitors".
Mr O'Leary said most countries in Europe have a lower rate of coronavirus than the UK.
At a time when "Italy, Greece, Spain and Portugal are removing visitor restrictions, the UK is imposing them," he told the BBC.
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Swissport chief Jason Holt questioned why the rules were being put in place now.
Speaking to the BBC's Today programme, he said: "If it's so important and it's so relevant to the virus, and we all want the country to be safe, why wasn't this done in March? That's why everybody's quite confused on this."
More than 200 travel companies have written to the government asking for the new rules to be scrapped, while some MPs have also raised concerns.
'Wrong policy'
The boss of tour operator Red Savannah said the government had failed to listen to the concerns of the travel industry.
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