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Home Secretary Priti Patel stresses the Quarantine will help stop The Virus ' spread

the UK's largest airline, British Airways , has refused to meet with interior Minister Priti Patel on Thursday, the British Quarantine plans to discuss.

From 8. June will the government require that all travellers to the UK, to Quarantine for 14 days or face a monetary penalty of £1,000.

But BA, which is under enormous financial stress due to the pandemic, calling it "another blow to our industry."

owner IAG did not give a reason for non-participation and declined further comment.

The Operator , However, is annoy understood what it saw as a lack of advice on the Quarantine launch.

The Bbc has asked the Home Office for a comment.

EasyJet and Virgin Atlantic , as well as the owner of Heathrow Airport , were among the aviation companies, met the Minister of the interior, and junior aviation minister Kelly also stars Arbuckle's.

Airlines throughout The World have grounded aircraft as passenger numbers collapse

BA has in the face of fierce criticism in Parliament in recent days about a plan to slash jobs at the access to the government's holiday scheme.

In April, BA said it would cut 12,000 roles and weaknesses, terms and conditions for the remaining employees, only a few weeks after it had laid of 30,000 workers on The Job retention System that pays the wages of the employees.

The airline defended the cuts as necessary, but on Wednesday, Ms also stars Arbuckle's BA proposed, should be held accountable for what you called the MP a "breach of faith".

"The [holiday] - System has not been designed for taxpayers, the financing of wages of employees for those companies that said the same staff on the announcement of layoffs during the holiday period," Ms stars Arbuckle,.

A source from the industry said that the BA feels "it was not to be professionally treated; the conference was a waste of time".

'tourism blow'

The government insists the new Quarantine rules that will help you contain the spread of the coronavirus.

But they were thoroughly criticized by the British tourism industry, which has all but to a standstill due to the pandemic.

The chief of Britain's largest airport services company Swissport, said on Thursday that The Plan could lead to a "killer blow" to the Tourism Sector .

Ryanair boss Michael O 'leary criticised the plans

Michael O 'leary, CEO of Ryanair , echoed these concerns, namely, the requirement to isolate themselves to reduce "significantly, the European visitors".

"the safety and security of our employees and customers is always our top priority and the public's health must first be said come," a Virgin Atlantic spokesman.

"However, the introduction of the statutory 14-day self-isolation for each individual traveler to reduce the entry into the United Kingdom demand of the customers and prevent a resumption of services on the scale. "

On Monday, a group of 200 travel companies, wrote to Ms Patel ask for the plans to be stomps.

The Letter suggested that the trip should be possible for People Without a Quarantine Between the objectives of "safe from coronavirus".

the So-called air-bridges would allow visitors from countries where coronavirus infection rates are low in the UK, rooms, hotel booking, Without self-isolate for Two Weeks .

A government source told The Bbc it was a "list" of countries that the government in the hope to secure air-bridge agreements, which will include all the major European Tourist destinations, such as Portugal, Spain and France as well as Australia and Singapore .

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Source of news: bbc.com