@grantshapps @transportgovuk 1/4 let’s check your current policy. If a country exceeds 20 per 100,000 over 7 days its Airbridge is taken off. However if their cases fall they may have it reinstated. How long can your game of Hokey Cokey last? Your are destroying the travel ind.
2/4 let’s rethink this before thousands more lose their jobs as your policy is not sustainable long term as it creates uncertainty. If you allow for testing to be done at the airport and again 4 days later people know what time they need off work as they will factor that in.
3/4 how embarrassing if you have to take away Portugal’s Airbridge when you’re not looking at other factors that are influencing the data eg where the cases are, is outbreak controlled, recovery rate, death rate.
4/4 Portugal is safe and I speak from experience so please @grantshapps & @transportgovuk ditch this game of Hokey Cokey and create a sustainable policy for international travel.
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