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 social distancing at Heathrow on April 12 The Covid variants circulating in the UK: Officials fear allowing passengers from red list countries to mix with those from low risk nations could fuel the spread of dangerous variants No10 only announced India was being added to the UK's travel 'red list' yesterday, and the measures won't come into until 4am on Friday. Cases of Indian Covid variant may have DOUBLED in a week India's troublesome Covid variant has been spotted more than 200 times in Britain, MailOnline can reveal — amid warnings Number 10 was 'weeks too late' with its travel ban.

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Travellers released from quarantine hotels 12 hours after red list is axed
3 years, 3 months ago

Travellers released from quarantine hotels 12 hours after red list is axed

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said released travellers “will get a refund for the portion …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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’. …

UK Adds India to Covid-19 Travel 'Red List' After Coronavirus Surge
3 years, 11 months ago

UK Adds India to Covid-19 Travel 'Red List' After Coronavirus Surge

News 18  

The United Kingdom on Monday added India to its travel ‘red list’ in view of the surge in coronavirus cases in the country. Britain imposed its strictest travel curbs on India, hours after Prime Minister Boris Johnson called off a trip to New Delhi. “We’ve made the difficult but vital decision to add India to the red list,” Hancock told …

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 …

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 …

Covid: Boris Johnson plans 10-day Australia-style quarantine for UK
4 years, 2 months ago

Covid: Boris Johnson plans 10-day Australia-style quarantine for UK

Daily Mail  

British holidaymakers returning home won't escape an order to quarantine in airport hotels – signalling the death knell for summer getaways. In another Covid news day: The UK reported a further 30,004 Covid cases, down almost a quarter on last Sunday, and 610 more deaths today; It was another record day for vaccinations with 491,970 first doses and 1,043 second …

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