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Fewer restrictions!
In the UK, pilots have pressured the government to reopen the borders
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Gabriela Ramos
6/24/2021
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to severely affect the aviation market. Because of the new Delta variant of the coronavirus, the UK has re-established restrictions on travelers from several countries, causing a third national aviation blockade, with few destinations still receiving flights.
According to Reuters, British pilots are pressuring the government against this decision, calling for it to “save” the summer, as well as asking for clearer travel guidelines and the provision of direct financial support for job creation.
Brian Strutton, Secretary General of the British Airline Pilots Association, said: “The government has to decide whether this summer will break the UK travel industry.
Pilots are meeting with politicians across the UK to urge them to press the government to act now and save not just the summer but the future of UK aviation and travel.”
Given the proximity of the holiday season, the government of Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, is studying ways to reopen the borders, even considering releasing the quarantine for adults already vaccinated for some destinations.
Still, the prime minister announced that this year will continue to be a difficult year for travel.
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Gabriela Ramos
Gabriela is the latest addition to the editorial team of our website, having provided us with her solid background in editing, publishing and photography, and her interest and training in aviation history and historiography. His good taste and common sense and great cleverness and sagacity in the selection of themes and materials greatly enriched our vocabulary and narrative style. Gabriela brought unusual predicates and came to stay, helping to point the way of success of our portal.
   
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