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Air Bridge

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Originally published 1955
Authors Hammond Innes
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Coronavirus: leisure UK is "welcome" in Portugal

Jun 3,2020 11:32 am

Portugal, the foreign Ministers said, anyone in the UK with the idea to Portugal this summer, "most welcome" in the middle of the coronavirus.

Augusto Santos Silva said he hoped a Air Bridge between the United Kingdom and Portugal could be secured until The End of June.

the UK Home Secretary, Priti Patel is due to tell MPs later that the planned 14-day quarantine period prior to arrival is required.

you will also say: air-bridges to countries with low Covid-rates are 19 infection is possible in The Future .

This would mean that the people come from certain places you must not isolate yourself.

Ms Patel will say that the quarantine is necessary "to prevent a second wave of The Virus ".

Limited night life

Mr Santos Silva told The Bbc that an agreement between the United Kingdom and Portugal, could mean until The End of June, which means that the holidaymakers return to the Kingdom of Portugal would escape the quarantine rules.

He Said all of the travel quarantine ", was an enemy of tourism," but that he respected the British government's decision to enforce on almost all flights to the UK from next Monday.

Mr Santos Silva said, "The Rules " would ensure that people would be able to leave safely.

The minister suggested that the night life in the Portuguese resort this summer is likely to be very limited and the people would not be allowed to gather in groups in the night.

He Said , hotels and apartments, in accordance with the standards of the tourism Committee would be labeled as "clean and safe".

Portugal's Foreign Minister talks on The Matter confirmed with the UK.

But he insisted that Portugal would not impose any kind of quarantine for people arriving in his country.

Instead, He Said , Portugal would leave the temperature controls at airports and Portugal, also in coordination with other EU countries is considering the implementation of "random testing" to the passengers.

Mr Santos Silva said the tourists would be warned about how crowded the beaches are, so to avoid that, you could, crowded spots.

the UK aviation bosses are hoping that a large number of Air Bridge agreements will be verified on the spot from June 29, when the travel quarantine is set.

More tourists from the UK, head to the Algarve every year in the summer, than from any other country.

But in Spain, Another Country whose Tourism Sector relies heavily on British tourists, go the other way.

it only allows UK tourists this summer, if the rate of infection in the UK is significantly more.

The apply UK travel quarantine, the people come from any country, except in The Republic of Ireland, and also apply in the UK for nationals of the United Kingdom.

the people are obliged to isolate themselves in a private residence for Two Weeks .

The government says that the people "could be contacted to provide regularly in this period, to comply with".

the people could break The Rules , to a fine of £1,000.

UK travel companies say the travel quarantine does not mean that people book vacation. They warn that more and more companies in the industry are now facing financial ruin.

The measure will be reviewed, every three weeks.

In the decision, whether they take account of the quarantine in place, is the government of a number of factors. They include:

quarantine debate

A growing list of Conservative MPs have spoken out against the blanket travel quarantine.

However, a YouGov poll of 1,565 adults in the UK suggests that there is public support.

63% of respondents thought that people should be quarantined in accordance with the plan of the government.

About a quarter thought that the quarantine should only arrive at people from countries with a "high number of coronavirus cases". Only 4% said there is no quarantine at all should.

work has been weeks, the question of why a travel quarantine has not been introduced, before some.

New figures show that between the beginning of January and The End of April, 14,225 flights arrived in British airports.



travel & leisure industry, coronavirus lockdown measures, coronavirus pandemic, travel, tourism, portugal

Source of news: bbc.com

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