End this farce and let jabbed Britons go to countries on the amber list without facing restrictions, says ex-BA chief Willie Walsh
- Willie Walsh, former BA boss, called Government’s traffic light system ‘a farce’
- Passengers should be allowed to use their ‘common sense’ when flying abroad
- Most passengers flying to amber countries have to take a minimum of four tests
Britons who have had their Covid jabs should be allowed to go on holiday to countries on the Government’s amber list without facing any restrictions, one of the most senior figures in the airline industry has said.
Willie Walsh, former boss of British Airways and its parent company IAG, called the Government’s traffic light system for restarting overseas travel ‘a farce’ and said most European holiday destinations including Greece and Spain are ‘perfectly safe’ to visit.
In a rare and outspoken interview, Mr Walsh said that passengers should be allowed to use their ‘common sense’ to assess the risk of flying abroad, adding that all quarantine and testing rules for green and amber countries should be scrapped for passengers who have had Covid-19 vaccinations.
Mr Walsh, now the director general of airline industry group IATA, which represents the world’s major airlines, told The Mail on Sunday: ‘People were promised the benefit of being vaccinated – a vaccine dividend – and they should be given it.
Willie Walsh (above), former boss of British Airways and its parent company IAG, called the Government’s traffic light system for restarting overseas travel ‘a farce’
‘I think if you’ve had both shots then there’s no argument you can make to say those restrictions can…