Riel Roussopoulos
Eurocontrol air traffic agency sees major impact from U.K. travel shutdown
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Travellers walk through St. Pancras International, as EU countries impose a travel ban from the U.K. following a COVID-19 variant outbreak, in London, Britain, on Dec. 21, 2020.
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Europe faces a “significant impact” to its air transport corridors after several nations cut transport links with Britain over fears of a new coronavirus strain, the Eurocontrol air traffic control agency warned on Monday.
“We’ll see a significant impact on the network as a result of the new variant in the U.K.,” Director General Eamonn Brennan wrote on Twitter, adding there had been 900 daily flights between Monday and Saturday last week between the U.K. and the 27 countries of the European Union.
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Published at Mon, 21 Dec 2020 12:22:53 +0000
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