Leaders of Britain’s major airlines and travel companies have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, complaining about the “haphazard and disproportionate” travel restrictions imposed after the detection of the Omicron COVID-19 variant and urging the government to help the travel industry survive the crisis. Under restrictions introduced to slow the spread of Omicron, all travellers…
UK Airlines Say COVID-19 Travel Curbs ‘Disproportionate’
December 13, 2021
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