The Future of Aviation Group has called on UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to end the need for passenger locator forms for travellers arriving in Britain.
In a letter sent this week, Henry Smith, chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Future of Aviation, urged Johnson to scrap the forms to “allow people within the UK and around the world to fly again without facing unnecessary rules and procedures that are no longer fit for purpose.”
Smith, who is also MP for Crawley, added: “This move should be a part of a concerted effort to help these vital sectors to UK economic growth recover from the pandemic.”
The letter noted the travel, aviation and tourism industries “devastating losses” because of the pandemic and said more needs to be done “to remove restrictions on international travel which continue to dampen confidence and sector recovery.”
The Future of Aviation Group was set up in October 2020 to tackle the challenges facing the industries as a result of Covid.
It recently announced an inquiry into the recovery of the travel and tourism industries and called for submissions from interested parties.