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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Simon Calder

Covid travel restrictions were ‘disproportionate, confusing and damaged industry’, say MPs

Simon Calder

Travel restrictions that were “disproportionate to the risks to public health” and caused severe damage to the UK’s aviation industry, the Transport Select Committee has said.

In a wide-ranging and highly critical report, MPs say the government’s frequently changing Covid-19 rules “were not based on scientific consensus”.

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