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Old May 13, 2021 | 6:29 am
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Originally Posted by EvilDoctorK
The fact that they banned flights from (most) Red List countries so pretty much all arrivals from 'Red List' will be coming via Amber/Green so segregation is currently impossible.

Banning flights from Red List countries was a silly move in my view - allowing flights to have continued would mean arrivals could be more easily controlled for all the obvious reasons cited above if you believe there's a need to control them in this manner ( not sure I really do, but that's a different story !)
Even with direct flights, I suspect many of those currently transiting or planning to transit through a green country would continue to do so as there would be perception it would be easier to get into the UK, paperwork checked less vigorously etc
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