UK set to lift Travel Restrictions from Feb 11 for Vaccinated Passengers
The United Kingdom has announced to remove all testing requirements for fully vaccinated passengers.
The United Kingdom has announced to remove all testing requirements for fully vaccinated passengers. As per the reports, the decision of lifting travel restrictions for fully vaccinated passengers will come into effect from February 11 at 4 AM.
The Statement
In a statement, the British High Commission in New Delhi said, "fully vaccinated travelers will only need to fill out the passenger locator form (PLF), which will be simplified, confirming their vaccination status, contact details, travel history, and people will have an extra day to fill it out before travelling."
The passengers who are not recognized as fully vaccinated, will need to undergo a pre-departure test and a PCR test on or before the second day after arrival in the United Kingdom. For domestic passengers, everyone under 18 years of age, regardless of their individual vaccination status, will continue to be considered as fully vaccinated.
“We made the right calls at the right time and thanks to our vaccine and booster rollout it’s paying off — allowing us to safely remove nearly all COVID-19 travel restrictions for vaccinated travellers. This final step in our stale and safe full return to international travel is a major boost for U.K. tourism, setting Britain free ahead of the crucial half term and spring holiday season,” said Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, quoted as saying by The Hindu.
