The quarantine measure decided by the British government for any traveler arriving from abroad was much criticized. For British Airways, EasyJet and Ryanair the pill is struggling to the point that the three airlines have decided to attack.
Faced with an air traffic hole for weeks, they announced Friday that they have launched a legal action against the British government so that it renounces this fortnight imposed within the framework of the coronavirus crisis.
In a joint statement, they explain that the measure, in place since Monday for at least three weeks, "will have a devastating effect on British tourism and the economy, and will destroy thousands of jobs."
Up to 1,000 euros fine
Far too restrictive, this fortnight is not based on any consultation or scientific evidence they believe. If this measure has exemptions, in particular for French or Germans who make weekly shuttles with the country, this is not the case for foreigners coming from places of less contamination than in the United Kingdom which deplores more 41,000 deaths from the coronavirus.
The British government had hinted that it could set up air bridges to certain countries so as not to jeopardize the revival of tourism long awaited by the air sector. The three companies would prefer quarantine to be valid only for travelers from high-risk countries.
Travelers who do not respect this fortnight and come to be subject to a random check incur a fine of 1,000 pounds.
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