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The head of Heathrow Airport has warned that quarantine restrictions are “stifling the UK economy” and have renewed Covid-19 orders at airports.
Thousands of jobs are being lost because Britain is isolated from key markets, said leader John Holland-Kaye.
Caution came when Heathrow reported that passengers in July had plummeted by 88%.
The government has said in the past that coronavirus tests at airports are not a “miracle solution.”
Heathrow said more than part of its 860,000 passengers in July had travelled to quarantined European destinations.
However, the “vast majority” of its road network remains anchored due to quarantine rules.
Recently, the government again imposed quarantine restrictions on arrivals from Spain, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Bahamas and Andorra. And it has been reported that restrictions may be imposed on France.
On Tuesday, Heathrow said 14-day quarantine restrictions imposed on many passengers arriving in the UK “prevent the UK from traveling and interacting with” some countries.
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Holland-Kaye said: “Tens of thousands of jobs are lost because Britain remains isolated from markets such as the United States, Canada and Singapore.
“The government can save jobs by introducing evidence to reduce quarantine in high-risk countries, while protecting the public from a momentary wave of Covid.”
After the easing of lockout restrictions in the UK, bookings of chalets, caravans and parks have skyrocketed.
However, the hotel industry has been heavily affected by the blockades and restrictions of coronavirus.
The owner of Holiday Inn, IHG, posted a pre-tax loss of $275 million (210 million pounds) on Tuesday in the six months leading up to June 30.
Keith Barr, managing director of IHG, said: “The effect of Covid-19 on our business has been considerable.” But he said there had been “modest but stable innovations in the occupation” in July.
The industry has pushed for quarantine clearances from countries that have not been affected by the accumulation of coronavirus cases and for testing at airports.
But British Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said in July that airport testing would not save him from quarantine because the virus could spread over time.
This was after the British government re-imposed quarantine restrictions on readers from Spain to the UK, and after updating the advice, recommending that it does nothing that was not essential to the country and its islands.
Last week, Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the government would hesitate to raise more countries on its quarantine list when asked if France could also join.
Also last week, Bank of England Gov. Andrew Bailey said the UK economy will recover faster than expected in May after a “faster” recovery in customer spending.
However, the Bank warned of “significant” unemployment this year, as it kept interest rates at 0.1%.
The most recent unemployment figures show that between April and June, employment in the UK fell from the biggest drop in more than a decade.