British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair Sue UK Government over quarantine

British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair have taken legal action against the UK government’s quarantine policy, asking for a judicial review to be heard very soon.

The airlines announced earlier this week they would try to dismiss the 14-day quarantine rule for international visitors, which they say will discourage travel and further threaten more jobs just as the battered aviation industry was hoping for a recovery.
Lawyers have said the government would have to present the scientific evidence that underpinned the need for a quarantine if judges allow a judicial review to go ahead.

Britain’s chief scientist said earlier in June that the policy was politically motivated, adding quarantines worked best for restricting travel from countries with high infection rates.
The quarantine policy came into force on Monday.
"There was no scientific evidence for such a severe policy". British Airways' parent company, IAG said in a statement.
They also dismissed the alternative of “air bridges”, the name given to bilateral deals between countries with low infection rates, which the government has presented as a potential alternative to the quarantine.
“The airlines have not yet seen any evidence on how and when proposed ‘air bridges’ between the UK and other countries will be implemented,” they said.

Credit:Reuters

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