Travel updates: Airlines criticise quarantine over 'four defective measures'

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Ryanair has spoken out on behalf of the three airlines launching legal action against the Government over its quarantine plans due to be introduced tomorrow.

A spokesperson said the Irish airline was commenting on behalf of British Airways and easyJet, on the "disproportionate and unfair" measures.

The spokesperson said: "We challenge the UK Government on a number of defective measures, including

• the fact that this quarantine is more stringent than the guidelines applied to people who actually have Covid-19

• that if you live in Scotland to date the rules won’t apply

• that, for example, if you are a French or German worker commuting weekly to the UK you will be exempted

• that the UK Government is banning people from countries with lower R rates than the UK

"We urge the UK Government to remove this ineffective visitor quarantine which will have a devastating effect on UK’s tourism industry and will destroy (even more) thousands of jobs in this unprecedented crisis."

The Government has said the measures will be in place for three weeks before a review. The Home Office says the policy is necessary to prevent a second wave of the coronavirus.

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