London Tier 4: Latest advice on travelling abroad from Heathrow, Gatwick and London Luton under new restrictions
| Published date | 21 December 2020 |
| Publication title | MyLondon (England) |
With so much change in the last 36 hours since Boris Johnson announced the new Tier 4 on Saturday December 19 it is understandable that those travelling abroad may be unsure whether they still can do so.
On the Government website the advice says: "If you live outside a Tier 4 area you may still transit into or through a Tier 4 area to travel abroad if you need to, but you should carefully consider whether you need to do so. In addition, you should follow the public health advice in the country you’re visiting.
"If you do need to travel overseas from a Tier 4 area and are legally permitted to do so, for example, because it is for work, even if you are returning to a place you've visited before, you should look at the rules in place at your destination."
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The Government also advises that UK residents currently abroad do not need to return home immediately. However, you should check with your airline or travel operator on arrangements for returning.
A growing number of European nations have banned travel from the UK in a bid to stop a mutant strain of coronavirus crossing their borders.
France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Portugal, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Romania, Sweden, Croatia and the Netherlands have all said they will halt flights arriving from the UK.
The Czech Republic has imposed stricter quarantine measures for people arriving from Britain.
All three Baltic states -Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania -have halted all passenger flights from the UK. Lithuania will still allow flights to depart for the UK, while Estonia and Latvia have halted those as well.
Latvia has also banned bus and ferry passenger traffic to and from the UK. The bans will go into effect Monday and last until the end of the year.
The Irish government said on Sunday that it was imposing a 48-hour ban on flights from Britain to Ireland.
The restrictions come into force at midnight on Sunday.
The major London airports have also been providing information that may help to reassure passengers.
Heathrow Airport
Heathrow Airport released a number of tweets setting out what customers need to do in light of new restrictions placed on the capital.
In the airport's latest Tweet on December 19 it said: "In light of the new tier...
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