Originally Posted by
LTNman
I too would have liked the government to have taken action quicker but we can’t have a situation where BA and other airlines are putting their own interests first. The fact that we should have done it earlier does not mean we should not do it now.
The border rule is a farce when you look at how many groups are exempted and that it is practically unenforceable. We should have a targetted ban on flights and travellers from countries with a high infection rate (we still don't) with exceptions made for those on essential journeys who would undergo quarantine in government allocated secure accomodation. A bit like we had in February before the UK government decided it wasn't necessary.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules