COVID-19: Two-thirds of travel firms plan job cuts when furlough ends, industry body warns

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Two-thirds of travel sector employers with staff still on the furlough scheme are planning redundancies once the wage support is removed at the end of the month, the travel association ABTA has warned

ABTA is demanding the traffic light system for destinations is scrapped, along with the widespread use of PCR testing.

The body complained that shifting restrictions and confusion meant that 58% of bookings, with departure dates in July or August this year, had to be postponed or cancelled. ABTA chief executive, Mark Tanzer, said:"The government's travel requirements have choked off this summer's travel trade - putting jobs, businesses and the UK's connectivity at risk.Heathrow boss urges change to travel rules

"The government needs to wake up to the damage its policies are doing to the UK travel industry and the impact they will have on the wider economic recovery.

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Shocking, I hope Boris is absolutely ashamed of the unnecessary devastation he has caused.

this is terrible news

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