LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s aviation minister stated that restarting travel after COVID-19 lockdowns must be done by nations working together and that the government hoped holidays would be allowed as soon as possible after May 17.
“That is likely to involve working with other international partners,” aviation minister Robert Courts told a parliamentary committee on Wednesday when asked about the restart. “I suspect it’s unlikely that many nations will be doing this on their own.”
Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated last week that the ban on non-essential international travel to and from England will stay till at least May 17.
Asked about when exactly travel will be allowed, Courts stated: “There won’t be any travel before May 17th, and we’ll look as soon as we can after that, but it really isn’t something I can give extra detail on.”
