![]() ![]() The Prime Minister said 'the sun is shining but we are keeping our umbrella' in the fight against COVID We still strongly encourage both colleagues & passengers to wear them, particularly when they come into close contact with others, but this will no longer be mandatory. They said in a statement: "Effective from Wednesday 16 March, we'll remove the requirement for wearing face coverings at the airport. Heathrow Airport added wearing face masks will not be a requirement from Wednesday. "We can remove these final restrictions thanks to the incredible success of our vaccination programme which has seen more than eight out of 10 adults across the UK boosted." "We will continue monitoring and tracking potential new variants, and keep a reserve of measures which can be rapidly deployed if needed to keep us safe. Sajid Javid also welcomed the news and said: "As we learn to live with COVID, we're taking further steps to open up international travel once again ahead of the Easter holidays. 'We will continue tracking potential new variants' "At least Zoe has agreed to fund us until we get more funding, it is going to keep going but we need some help longer term to do that." "Other surveillance tools have been given the axe, meaning we will have less eyes on the ground and radar on the next variant. "It is slightly ironic they've cancelled the Zoe app, it is like they just want to get rid of the data and move on. *Get the latest new from your area direct to your inbox through our daily newsletter.Image: Professor Tim Spector warned against rising levels of COVID You can fill the form out online right here. It takes around 30 minutes from start to finish to fill out but it’s best to give yourself plenty of time as there’s lots to read and there are a lot of details to enter. If you live in Scotland, the same rules apply but for those aged 16 and over. ![]() ![]() When you arrive to the UK, you will have to show your form or a QR code supplied to you when you complete it.Įveryone on your booking aged 18 or over each need to complete a UK passenger locator form in the 48 hours before your flight to the UK.Īnyone on your booking aged 17 and under can be included on your form if you’re staying together at the same UK address. This helps ensure that contact between people is minimized, and the spread of the disease is slowed down or halted. Information on the form will also be used to check on the progress of the traveller's self-isolation. This makes contact tracing easier, thereby helping to make sure that infected travellers get the help that they need to be cured of the disease. The form is used to contact the traveller if he or someone he is traveling with develops symptoms of COVID-19. ![]() It should be done 48 hours before you enter the country and is used in case the Government needs to contact you. What is a Passenger Locator Form? (PLF)Įveryone needs to fill in a UK passenger locator form (PLF) before arriving in the UK. It's a important document but if you don't fill it in, you may be refused access to the UK.īut what is it and how do you fill it in? If you're confused, we've come up with an explainer to help you out and explain what it is and how you can get one. Read more: B&M brings back its sell-out £2 item and customers say it's 'brilliant' However, with coronavirus regulations in place, passengers arriving to the UK must now fill in a Passenger Locator Form before they enter the UK. On top of that, more people are becoming double vaccinated meaning they can fly to amber list countries without the need to isolate when they return to the UK. Plenty of Brits are looking to fly away in the coming few months as more countries are added to the green list. ![]()
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