Airlines
Countries Restrict UK Flights on New Covid-19 Variant Concerns
Several governments have suspended direct air traffic rights to their country for all passenger flights from any UK airports.

Airlines scrambled to adjust their schedules after several countries imposed restrictions on flights from the UK after Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday warned that a new, more contagious variant of the Covid-19 virus was discovered in parts of England, including London. The Netherlands was the first to react and promptly introduced a ban on flights carrying passengers from the UK, effective from 6 a.m. CET on Sunday, December 20. Aircraft carrying only their crew, medical flights in the interest of public health, and cargo flights are exempt. This ban will remain in place until January 1 at the latest, the Dutch government said in a statement.


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