Heathrow opens new facility to process passengers from red list countries
3 years, 9 months ago

Heathrow opens new facility to process passengers from red list countries

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Heathrow has begun processing arrivals from red list countries in a dedicated terminal following concerns about them mixing with other passengers. The decision to separate arrivals on direct flights from red list destinations was welcomed by the GMB union, which had previously warned that “bottlenecks” are putting passengers and staff at risk. Heathrow plans to move its new facility for processing red list arrivals to Terminal 4 “as soon as operationally possible”. Given how much heat the Government is taking about the delays in adding India to the red list, you might wonder why the four red list candidates haven’t already been added Robert Boyle, former director of strategy at IAG Meanwhile, Robert Boyle, former director of strategy at British Airways’ parent company IAG has predicted that Bahrain, Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Kuwait will be added to the red list “shortly” due to rising infection rates.

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Travel UK update: Which countries are on the red list?
3 years, 3 months ago

Travel UK update: Which countries are on the red list?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Since then, the “red list” of highest-risk destinations has fluctuated, but it now stands at 11 destinations after the latest …

UK eases travel restrictions further by slashing ‘red list’
3 years, 5 months ago

UK eases travel restrictions further by slashing ‘red list’

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government said Thursday that it is to relax travel rules further next week, a move that will open up many long-distance holiday destinations to travelers for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic a year and half ago. After the change comes into effect on Monday, there will only be seven countries — …

UK travel: Remaining red list countries set to be removed
3 years, 5 months ago

UK travel: Remaining red list countries set to be removed

CNN  

CNN — The UK plans to remove the seven countries remaining on its “red” travel list from November 1. This follows the UK introducing a new system for international travel earlier this month, in which testing requirements were loosened for many fully vaccinated travelers and destinations were designated either “red” or “green.” A week later, the UK removed 47 countries …

UK relaxes Covid travel curbs for India, institutional quarantine exempted
3 years, 7 months ago

UK relaxes Covid travel curbs for India, institutional quarantine exempted

India Today  

The United Kingdom on Wednesday updated its latest Covid-19 travel update for some countries including India, moving it from the 'red' to 'amber' list with effect from August 8. However, travellers need not quarantine or take a day 8 test after arriving in England if an individual is either, "fully vaccinated in the UK or under the UK vaccine programme …

Heathrow ‘red list’ terminal opens – but will only catch some arrivals
3 years, 9 months ago

Heathrow ‘red list’ terminal opens – but will only catch some arrivals

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Heathrow airport has reopened one of its dormant terminals specifically for arrivals from “red list” countries. …

UK's Heathrow Airport opens terminal for ‘red list’ countries like India
3 years, 9 months ago

UK's Heathrow Airport opens terminal for ‘red list’ countries like India

India TV News  

London's busy Heathrow Airport opened a dedicated new terminal on Tuesday for arrivals from countries designated as "red list", such as India, for a higher risk of COVID-19 transmission. "Red list routes will likely be a feature of UK travel for the foreseeable future as countries vaccinate their populations at different rates,” a Heathrow Airport spokesperson said. "We're adapting Heathrow …

UK's Heathrow Airport Declines Airline Requests for Extra Flights from India before 'Red List' Comes into Effect
3 years, 11 months ago

UK's Heathrow Airport Declines Airline Requests for Extra Flights from India before 'Red List' Comes into Effect

News 18  

Britain’s Heathrow Airport has refused to allow extra flights from India before the country is added on Friday to Britain’s “red-list” of locations from which most travel is banned due to a high number of COVID-19 cases, the airport said on Wednesday. The move by Britain comes after it detected more than 100 cases of a coronavirus variant first identified …

Britain’s Heathrow Airport turns down requests for extra flights from India
3 years, 11 months ago

Britain’s Heathrow Airport turns down requests for extra flights from India

Live Mint  

Britain's Heathrow Airport has refused to allow extra flights from India before the country is added on Friday to Britain's "red-list" of locations from which most travel is banned due to a high number of COVID-19 cases, the airport said on Wednesday. The move by Britain comes after it detected more than 100 cases of a coronavirus variant first identified …

Heathrow told dedicate terminal to red list arrivals amid claims airport is Covid 'breeding ground'
3 years, 11 months ago

Heathrow told dedicate terminal to red list arrivals amid claims airport is Covid 'breeding ground'

Daily Mail  

Ministers want Heathrow to dedicate a terminal to passengers arriving from 'red list' countries amid fears the airport has become a Covid 'breeding ground'. No10 wants Heathrow to prevent red list arrivals from mixing with passengers from low risk countries, with travellers complaining of queues of up to six hours with little social distancing. Pictured: Long, winding queues with little …

India on UK's Covid-19 travel red list | What does it mean
3 years, 11 months ago

India on UK's Covid-19 travel red list | What does it mean

India Today  

The United Kingdom added India to its Covid-19 travel ‘red list’ on Monday. After India’s addition to the ‘red list’, the number of direct flights between India and the UK is likely to drop. In order to “protect the progress that we’ve made in this country in tackling this awful disease”, the British government added India to its ‘red list’. …

Britain adds India to Covid-19 travel 'red list' amid 103 new variant cases in UK
3 years, 11 months ago

Britain adds India to Covid-19 travel 'red list' amid 103 new variant cases in UK

India Today  

Britain on Monday added India to its Covid-19 travel "red list", which effectively bans all travel from the country and makes a 10-day hotel quarantine compulsory for UK residents arriving back to the country. Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed the move in the House of Commons as he revealed that 103 cases of the so-called Indian variant had been identified …

What the latest changes to the red list mean for travellers
4 years ago

What the latest changes to the red list mean for travellers

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Qatar, along with Ethiopia, Oman and Somalia, has been added to the UK’s “red list” of …

Qatar addition to ‘red list’ triggers rush back to UK
4 years ago

Qatar addition to ‘red list’ triggers rush back to UK

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Britain’s long-haul travel industry has suffered another blow with the addition of four more countries to …

BEDLAM at the borders! Heathrow arrivals queue for FOUR hours
4 years, 1 month ago

BEDLAM at the borders! Heathrow arrivals queue for FOUR hours

Daily Mail  

Arrivals at the border described a scene of 'absolute bedlam' today as they lingered in queues for more than four hours while stretched officials lost their cool and lamented: 'We have not got any more staff!' Pictures show a line of visibly frustrated arrivals snaking back dozens of rows, while some slump on the floor and take off their masks …

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