Coronavirus: 'Covidiots' blamed for virus outbreak on flight from hell

UK cabin crew are unable to force passengers into wearing face masks, tourist industry bosses have warned, after an outbreak on a Tui flight where travellers were "disregarding the rules". Travel chiefs have cautioned that there is likely to be a rise in the number of coronavirus outbreaks on planes after 16 cases were linked to the flight from Zante, Greece to Cardiff, Wales. Steve Freudmann, chairman of the Institute of Travel and Tourism, said that a change in the rules was now necessary because the current measures meant there is "very little" cabin crew can do to get passengers to wear face masks. "The general consensus in the travel industry is that it's very unfair on tour operators and airlines in asking them to become enforcers," he said. Unlike with shops and public transport, there is currently no law mandating that passengers wear face coverings on flights. However, the introduction of such a law is something that the ITT would like to see. "Until there's a law, there's very little they [cabin crew] can do," he said. "They either have to help us by passing some form of legislation, and if they don't, then I think the outbreaks we've seen this weekend probably will become more frequent."<br/>