Travellers returning to England warned of “disruption” and long airport queues when Covid restrictions ease

Travellers returning to England from holidays abroad are being warned of travel disruption and long queues at airports when restrictions begin to ease.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced on Thursday (8 July) that fully vaccinated travellers returning to England from countries on the amber list will not have to self-isolate from 19 July.

‘People should expect more disruption than usual’

The Transport Secretary warned that travellers should “expect more disruption than usual” due to coronavirus-related inspections.

He said that most of the queuing will be before departure back to England, with airlines checking passenger locator forms, and whether travellers have taken a pre-departure test and booked a post-arrival test.

Mr Shapps told BBC Breakfast: “So the place to expect queues is the airport you are coming from. Once you get back to the UK all of that is starting to be automated.

“People should expect more disruption than usual but I know that everyone is working very hard to minimise those queues.”