Heathrow calls for UK passenger testing to win 'quarantine roulette'

"The UK needs a passenger testing regime and fast," Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye said. "Without it, Britain is just playing a game of quarantine roulette." "Our European competitors are racing ahead with passenger testing, if the UK doesn't act soon global Britain will be nothing more than a campaign slogan," Holland-Kaye said.


Reuters | London | Updated: 29-07-2020 11:46 IST | Created: 29-07-2020 11:46 IST
Heathrow calls for UK passenger testing to win 'quarantine roulette'
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Heathrow Airport called on the British government to urgently introduce a passenger testing regime, warning that the country risked losing a game of global "quarantine roulette" after passenger numbers tumbled 96% in the second quarter. "The UK needs a passenger testing regime and fast," Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye said. "Without it, Britain is just playing a game of quarantine roulette."

"Our European competitors are racing ahead with passenger testing, if the UK doesn't act soon global Britain will be nothing more than a campaign slogan," Holland-Kaye said. Passenger numbers fell 96% in the second quarter while cargo volumes fell over 30%.

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