The list will be reviewed in three weeks.
British media are reporting Malta has been rated amber instead, meaning arrivals must self-isolate at home for 10 days, or fewer if they record a negative COVID-19 test after five days.
The announcement will come as a shock to Malta s hard-hit tourism industry, which has been gearing up to welcome tourists from the UK - traditionally Malta s biggest tourism market.
However, that disappointment might be eased by news from Germany, which declared on Friday that Malta is no longer a risk area for COVID-19.
The UK s rules are be based on a traffic light system, with countries rated green, amber or red based on their COVID-19 risk factor.
Updated | Malta left off United Kingdom’s travel green list
Malta does not make it to the United Kingdom’s green list for quarantine-free travelling
Last updated on 8 May 2021, 11:23am
by Karl Azzopardi
Updated at 11:20 am with MHRA reaction
Malta has not been listed among 12 destinations where tourists from the United Kingdom can freely travel to without needing to quarantine.
On Friday evening, UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps did not include Malta among the ‘green list’ of approved countries.
Portugal including the Azores and Madeira, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Brunei, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Falkland Islands and Israel are on the UK’s green travel list.
There are indications about Malta featuring on a list of countries marked as safe for travel from England but the government will wait for official confirmation before commenting, Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo has said.
British news sites have speculated that Malta will be among a handful of countries on the so-called green list, which is set to be unveiled at 6pm [Malta time] on Friday.
Being on the list would mean tourists coming to the island would not have to quarantine upon their return to England. We do have an indication where Malta will be on the list but I will await the press conference [by the UK authorities] before commenting, Bartolo said during a press conference on Friday.
Malta aims to be among the first countries in the EU to issue digital vaccination certificates, Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo has said.
During Friday’