Foreign Covid rules add to flight delays, says MP

Covid rules put in place by other countries are causing delays at British airports, according to the chairman of the transport select committee.

Huw Merriman said that airport staff were being overwhelmed by the number of documents they had to process for those flying to destinations with Covid-related restrictions.

Mr Merriman, the Conservative MP for Bexhill and Battle, said: “At Heathrow, 80 per cent of their destination marketplace still have Covid conditions, so staff on the ground have to check those as well.

“All of this adds to a very lumpy picture for aviation and sadly it’s the travelling public that are impacted.”