HOLIDAYS abroad will be BANNED until July with Brits facing the risk of a £5,000 fine for trying to leave the country.
Under new Covid laws, which were published by ministers yesterday people across the country will be officially banned from leaving the country without a reasonable excuse.
Previously the holiday ban was implied, as it was not one of the reasons people are allowed to leave their homes.
And now quarantine-free holidays may not be allowed to most European countries until as late as August or September.
A government source told The Times that the ban will be extended “to stop people travelling before May 17.
They added: “It will interact with the government’s global travel task force, which reports on April 12.”
It’s thought that France will be the latest country added to the “red-list” this week.
The new travel laws come in on Monday as part of lockdown rules being lifted, but effectively there’s no big change for holidays as they are already banned.
People will face a fine of £5,000 for breaking the new law, however.
Brits already have to also fill out a form if they do want to leave the country, stating their permitted reason to do so, or they will face a £200 fine for not having the right paperwork.
It comes after:
- Holidays abroad will be officially ILLEGAL for Brits from Monday with £5,000 fine for escaping the country
- All of Europe may be added to UK’s ‘red list’ over EU vaccine shambles
- Boris Johnson warns Britain will soon ‘feel the effects’ of third Covid wave in Europe
- Officials are mulling whether to put France on the quarantine list due to “concerning” data coming out of there
Meanwhile Health Minister Lord Bethell today warned the UK may slap ALL of its European neighbours on a travel ban “red list”.
And British Airways and EasyJet have confirmed they will cut back on summer flights across Europe in July and August because of the possibility.
With the EU facing a deadly third Covid wave thanks to their woeful vaccination programme, MPs had already feared the borders would stay up for months to come.
One backbencher warned: “If they don’t reopen international travel in May then there will be absolute carnage at airports and for the communities that rely on them.
“There is a significant lobby in this country who think air travel is evil and are out to use this pandemic to try to destroy it.
“But it would be devastating for the many airport workers.”
Another Tory said airports have become “ghost towns” and are “screaming out” for a firm timeline to reopen.
