Airlines
British Airways Challenges UK Government Over Quarantine
British Airways is suing the UK government after refusing to participate in a meeting with the UK Home Secretary to discuss new quarantine rules.
British Airways is planning to take legal action against the UK government's quarantine rules that start on June 8. (Photo: British Airways)
British Airways is planning to take legal action against the UK government's quarantine rules that start on June 8. (Photo: British Airways)

British Airways (BA) on Friday threatened to take legal action against the UK government’s imposition of 14-day quarantine requirements from June 8. In a letter to members of the British parliament, Willie Walsh, CEO of BA’s parent group IAG, said that the quarantine has “torpedoed” any chance of the airline sector recovering as the summer season starts. Indicating that he expects other carriers to launch legal action, he condemned the policy as “terrible, irrational, and disproportionate.”