Ministers committed to regular three-weekly reviews of the traffic light list and will do their first re-assessment on June 3, the Independent reported, with changes starting a week later. Travel chiefs are pushing for holidays abroad to get back to normal as soon as they can after airlines suffered crippling financial losses last year.ĮasyJet boss John Lundgren said: 'You have a number of countries in Europe that are now on the amber list that should go into the green list.' But they face 14 days in quarantine if they travel directly by plane or ferry. Under current rules, Britons can travel restriction-free to Northern Ireland, and cross the border into the Republic of Ireland. Irish budget carrier Ryanair called the claims about the spread of the Indian variant being of concern to the Irish government, and the reason for continued restrictions, as 'bogus'. France, Germany and Austria have all imposed tougher entry restrictions or banned Britons travelling for non-essential reasons from entering. It came as a row broke out after Ireland announced it will maintain 14-day quarantine measures for British travellers over fears about the Indian variant.īut Ireland will drop the 14-day quarantine restrictions for the rest of the European Union. Jonathan Hinkles, chief executive of Loganair, said: 'Public health is the priority, that has to rank above economics health, but we believe those objects can be safely achieved by putting more countries onto the green list.' Steve Heapy, chief executive of, said: 'There is a scientific case and a data-led case for more destinations to be put on the green list.'

Mr Boyle also tipped some Greek islands while Mr Charles said a clutch of Caribbean islands are in contention. However, Mr Boyle and Mr Charles identified Malta, Finland and some Spanish islands as strong candidates for the green list. Vaccination rates in Spain, Italy and Greece also lag behind the UK's. By contrast, Portugal's is 55.60 and was around 49 when it made the green list. Spain's 14-day average infection rate is currently around 139.71 per 100,000 of the population, Italy's 135.77 and Greece's 259.36.

The Balearic islands are also carrying out a high proportion of genome sequencing – a key criteria for making the green list.Įxperts Robert Boyle, a former BA strategist, and Paul Charles, chief executive of travel consultancy The PC Agency, both agreed it was unlikely Spain, Greece, Italy and France will make the green list. Spanish authorities are allowing Brits to travel into the country without quarantining but UK rules mean people have to self-isolate when they return and the Government is advising against travelling there (Pictured: Women on a beach in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol) Spain's tourism minister said he hopes some of the country will make it onto the UK's green list.

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