Top leaders from the aviation and travel sectors came together ahead of the G7 summit, to put pressure on the UK and US governments to open up a travel corridor to get transatlantic travel up and running again.
The group includes CEOs of American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, United Airlines and Virgin Atlantic, along with London Heathrow Airport.
Sean Doyle, Chairman and CEO, British Airways said: “As President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Boris Johnson meet this week, we urgently need them to look to the science and base their judgements on a proper risk analysis, allowing us all to benefit from the protection offered by our successful vaccine rollouts.”
Ed Bastian, CEO, Delta Air Lines said: “It’s clear that the infection rates of our countries indicate an extraordinarily low risk to travel between the US the UK, provided travellers are vaccinated or can produce a negative PCR test prior to boarding a flight.”
