Virgin won’t restart flights until August if UK introduces quarantine

A public health campaign notice is displayed on a flight information screen at Heathrow Airport, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London

Virgin Atlantic will not be able to resume passenger flights until August at the earliest if Britain introduces a 14 day quarantine for travellers, according to a source at the airline.

British government ministers have said they plan a quarantine for most international travellers in the coming weeks, though they have provided few details.

Virgin Atlantic has grounded passenger flights as the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted travel restrictions and slashed demand to fly all around the world. Without a quarantine policy, flights could resume in July, the source said.