England’s overseas travel ban a new blow to airlines
The government of Boris Johnson will prohibit overseas leisure travel until December 2
01 November 2020 - 16:17
London — Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government prohibited overseas leisure travel from England as part of a partial lockdown of the country to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus, throwing airlines into a fresh crisis.
The new rules will apply from Thursday to December 2 and come as the industry struggles to survive a collapse in demand. Airlines had not been informed about the restrictions before Johnson’s announcement on Saturday evening, according to people with knowledge of the matter who declined to be identified as they were not authorised to speak publicly on the issue...
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