Travel bosses told 'air bridges' to be allowed from June 29 as quarantine is eased

Bosses of the travel and hospitality industry have been privately assured by the Government that “air bridges” will be introduced for foreign summer holidays from June 29 to replace blanket quarantine. The Quash Quarantine group of more than 500 of the biggest names in the industry said that as a result they would suspend their threatened legal action to overturn quarantine. “There’s a desire by the group to take action and we are not ruling it out in the future but we have had these assurances from senior Government sources that travel corridors will be in place from June 29,” said Paul Charles, a spokesman for the group whose businesses turn over GBP10b a year. “We are waiting for urgent Government direction on that happening.” It is thought confirmation could come as early as this week after the Cabinet meets on Tuesday. It is likely to be allied to a lifting of the Foreign Office ban on non-essential travel to “low risk” countries. Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Greece and Australia are thought to be frontrunners for “travel corridors” which would allow holidaymakers and business people to go to and from the countries without having to self-isolate for 14 days.<br/>