Mothballed UK airport terminals may be reopened to cater for passengers from “red list” countriesTravellers from “red-list” countries face being segregated on planes to prevent them from mixing with other passengers en route to the UK. Airlines could be required to reserve part of the cabin for passengers travelling from high-risk countries as part of new measures designed to limit the spread of mutant strains of coronavirus. The measure would coincide with the introduction of quarantine hotels to accommodate UK citizens returning from 33 red-list countries from next week. SponsoredGovernment officials have held talks with airlines and airports to agree a protocol to handle up to 1,400 passengers a day arriving into the UK from the affected countries. Today the Home Office is due to announce further details of the hotel quarantine policy, including pricing, the booking system

Source: The Times February 09, 2021 00:00 UTC