BA SUES OVER QUARANTINE

BRITISH Airways has begun legal proceedings over what it calls the Government’s “unlawful” quarantine measures, which include 14 days of self-isolation for international arrivals.

BA’s parent company IAG sent a pre-action letter, which is the first stage in a judicial review, to ministers on Friday ahead of the measures coming into effect today.

The letter, also signed by BA’s budget rivals easyJet and Ryanair, says: “In our view, the Government has failed to identify a valid justification for the blanket nature of the regulations.”

Meanwhile, IAG chief executive Willie Walsh described the quarantine policy as “terrible” and has “torpedoed our opportunity to get flying in July”.