Dozens of families packed into Faro airport alone after being informed that the holiday destination would be added to the amber list
A mad dash of Brits fleeing Portugal ahead of tougher Covid travel restrictions saw airports filled to the brim this weekend
One traveller, who had been visiting her father, told Portuguese channel TVI : ‘We’ve moved our flight to today so my husband and I can return to work as soon as we get home.Under the current ‘green list’ rules, returning travellers from Portugal do not need to self-isolate and must only take a Covid test on day two of their arrival.supports HTML5 video
Another woman said: ‘It’s unfortunate for the people who have just arrived, I think a bit more notice would have been helpful.’ He added that ‘tough’ restrictions on travel were necessary to protect the success of Britain’s vaccine rollout.
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