LONDON: The UK government will lift all remaining COVID-19 pandemic-related international travel restrictions from this Friday, including requiring travelers to fill out a mandatory passenger locator form before entering the country.
From 4am GMT on Friday, arrivals in the UK will not be required to submit travel details or take a PCR test, even if they have not been vaccinated. The change would remove the remaining rules for unvaccinated passengers to have a pre-departure test and another test two days after arrival.
The UK Transport Secretary said, “The UK is leading the world in lifting all remaining COVID-19 travel restrictions, and today’s announcement is a testament to the hard work everyone in this country is doing to roll out a vaccine and a To protect the other.” Grant Shapps on Monday evening.
“I said that we will not keep the travel measures in place longer than necessary, which we are taking into account today – providing more welcome news and more freedom for travellers. Easter Holidays. I look forward to continuing to work with partners in the travel sector and around the world to advance international travel.”
The Easter holiday in April is a popular holiday period in the UK and has been timed for changes to help families plan travel without the need for additional requirements.
“As we learn to live with COVID-19, we are taking further steps to once again open up international travel ahead of the Easter holidays,” the UK health secretary said. Sajid Javido,
“We will continue to monitor and track potential new variants and have a reserve of measures that can be rapidly deployed to keep us safe. We can remove these last restrictions, thanks to the incredible success of our vaccination programme, Which has seen more than eight times increased to one in 10 adults across the UK,” he said.
According to official figures, 86 per cent of the UK population has received a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 67 per cent of the population has received a third top-up booster dose.
The UK government said it would maintain a series of “contingency measures in reserve” that would enable “rapid and proportionate” action to delay any future harmful forms of COVID-19 entering the country. According to officials, the default approach in future would be to use “least stringent measures”, if appropriate, to minimize the impact on travel, with contingency measures implemented only in extreme circumstances.
All remaining mandatory hotel quarantine capacity will also be completely freed up from the end of March.
Tim Alderslade, Chief Executive Officer of Airlines UK, said: “The announcement sends a clear message to the world – the UK travel sector is back. With travelers returning to the UK no longer burdened with unnecessary forms and testing requirements, we are now ahead Can watch TravelTriangle to return to pre-Covid normality.
“We are grateful for the timing of the announcement as we prepare to welcome passengers this Easter and summer, for which we know there is huge demand, and the first major aviation market to take the lead in the UK. Remaining restrictions. The time to return to the skies – to enjoy all that makes aviation and international travel great for families and businesses – is now.”
From 4am GMT on Friday, arrivals in the UK will not be required to submit travel details or take a PCR test, even if they have not been vaccinated. The change would remove the remaining rules for unvaccinated passengers to have a pre-departure test and another test two days after arrival.
The UK Transport Secretary said, “The UK is leading the world in lifting all remaining COVID-19 travel restrictions, and today’s announcement is a testament to the hard work everyone in this country is doing to roll out a vaccine and a To protect the other.” Grant Shapps on Monday evening.
“I said that we will not keep the travel measures in place longer than necessary, which we are taking into account today – providing more welcome news and more freedom for travellers. Easter Holidays. I look forward to continuing to work with partners in the travel sector and around the world to advance international travel.”
The Easter holiday in April is a popular holiday period in the UK and has been timed for changes to help families plan travel without the need for additional requirements.
“As we learn to live with COVID-19, we are taking further steps to once again open up international travel ahead of the Easter holidays,” the UK health secretary said. Sajid Javido,
“We will continue to monitor and track potential new variants and have a reserve of measures that can be rapidly deployed to keep us safe. We can remove these last restrictions, thanks to the incredible success of our vaccination programme, Which has seen more than eight times increased to one in 10 adults across the UK,” he said.
According to official figures, 86 per cent of the UK population has received a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 67 per cent of the population has received a third top-up booster dose.
The UK government said it would maintain a series of “contingency measures in reserve” that would enable “rapid and proportionate” action to delay any future harmful forms of COVID-19 entering the country. According to officials, the default approach in future would be to use “least stringent measures”, if appropriate, to minimize the impact on travel, with contingency measures implemented only in extreme circumstances.
All remaining mandatory hotel quarantine capacity will also be completely freed up from the end of March.
Tim Alderslade, Chief Executive Officer of Airlines UK, said: “The announcement sends a clear message to the world – the UK travel sector is back. With travelers returning to the UK no longer burdened with unnecessary forms and testing requirements, we are now ahead Can watch TravelTriangle to return to pre-Covid normality.
“We are grateful for the timing of the announcement as we prepare to welcome passengers this Easter and summer, for which we know there is huge demand, and the first major aviation market to take the lead in the UK. Remaining restrictions. The time to return to the skies – to enjoy all that makes aviation and international travel great for families and businesses – is now.”