One of Britain’s most successful airline chiefs faces a fine of up to £10,000 after failing to declare that he had visited a ‘red list’ country, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
Millionaire James Hogan, the former chief executive of Etihad Airways, is understood to have been detained by Border Force officers at Heathrow last month after arriving on a flight from Switzerland.
Sources say that the business chief failed to disclose that just two days earlier he had been in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates which is one of 40 countries on the Government’s so-called ‘red list’.
Anyone arriving from ‘red list’ countries must check into a Government-approved quarantine hotel for ten days.
Sources claim that Mr Hogan was stopped on March 19 after a whistleblower who had learnt of his travel plans tipped off a British Embassy.
It is believed he was immediately escorted to a quarantine hotel, where he self-isolated for the mandatory ten days, but could now face a ‘heavy fine’.
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James Hogan is understood to have been detained at Heathrow last month after arriving on a flight from Switzerland
Mr Hogan, who has joint British and Australian citizenship and was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2017, transformed Etihad into one of the world’s top airlines during his 11-year tenure as chief executive.
In 2011 he signed a ten-year sponsorship deal with Manchester City, which included the naming rights to the football club’s stadium.
News that he was caught breaking Covid travel rules is understood to have shocked top airline bosses and is the talk of the aviation industry.
A source said: ‘It’s outrageous. A lot of people are shocked and angry that individuals like this who really should know better are breaking the rules.’
The UAE has been on the ‘red list’ since January 29 because of fears that, as a major international travel hub, it could export Covid cases to Britain.
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