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British Airways CEO calls for restriction-free travel for people vaccinated against coronavirus
Vaccinated people should be allowed to travel without restrictions while those yet to receive the jab should be allowed to travel with a negative COVID-19 test, according to British Airways’ boss.
Key points:
- BA wants the British government to give its backing to apps that will verify people’s vaccination status
- About 44 per cent of Britain’s adult population have their first shot
- Ryanair says it hopes to fly up to 70 per cent of 2019 passenger numbers this summer
Sean Doyle’s comments came as he set out his ideas for a travel restart a month before the UK government was due to finalise its own.
Mr Doyle, appointed BA’s chief executive last October, called on Britain to work with other governments to allow vaccines and health apps to open up…
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