When is the next green list UK travel announcement?
Updated: 13 May 2021, 15:57
HEATHROW has warned that flights may be diverted to other airports if queues become too lengthy when foreign travel resumes from May 17.
The green list is part of the UK s traffic light scheme allowing holidays to go ahead with few restrictions for British travellers - here is the latest.
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When is the next green list travel announcement?
No definite date has as yet been given for an updated - and hopefully expanded - version of the green list for overseas hols.
But it s clear that biosecurity experts are keeping a close eye on the risk posed by individual countries.
Updated: 13 May 2021, 10:57
RYANAIR is restarting their flight schedule to a number of destinations from May 17.
Last week, the UK government confirmed that holidays abroad can go ahead from Monday, with 12 countries added to the green list.
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Ryanair is relaunching flights from next weekCredit: Getty
This means quarantine-free holidays can go ahead, with Brits only required to have a negative Covid test before returning to the UK and one on day two.
However just four of the 12 green destinations are open to Brits, with Portugal and Gibraltar the only popular holiday destinations.
In response, Ryanair has added another 135,000 seats for Portugal with flights from £9.99.
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LISBON, May 12 (Reuters) - The mailbox of a well-known hotel in the heart of Lisbon was bombarded with queries as soon as Britain announced it was including the country on its travel green list this summer.
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