Heathrow is welcoming proposals to shorten the quarantine period for people flying into the UK.

Yesterday, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said he’s asked officials to draw up plans for a system for testing airline passengers.

However, he says that the system can’t compromise public health of reduce the availability of tests.

A Heathrow Spokesperson says the changes would “show the government understands how critical the restoration of air travel is to this country’s economic recovery”.

A Heathrow spokesperson said:

“We welcome the Transport Secretary’s announcement that testing to shorten quarantine is under active consideration by the Government and that air bridges to islands will now be instated where appropriate.

If introduced, these vital policy changes would show the Government understands how critical the restoration of air travel is to this country’s economic recovery.

The Government needs to build on these developments and show global leadership to establish Common International Standards for testing before flight.”