Ministers were under pressure to significantly expand the “green list” for overseas travel today as the lifting of a ban on foreign holidays triggered the busiest day of the year at UK airports. Passengers queued for flights from about 4am as quarantine-free travel was permitted to 12 countries and overseas territories for the first time since the end of last year. SponsoredAt least five flights departed from the UK to Portugal — the only mainstream holiday destination on the initial green list — before 8am, with airline bosses reporting a high demand for tickets. A 6.15am Ryanair flight from Manchester to Faro in the Algarve was the first to depart. The travel industry called for the green list to be expanded to cover the whole

Source: The Times May 17, 2021 11:03 UTC