The parent company of British Airways is considering taking legal action against the government's new 14-day quarantine rule on international arrivals into the UK.
Chief executive of International Airlines Group (IAG), Willie Walsh, has described the policy as "terrible" and warned it has “torpedoed our opportunity to get flying in July”.He told Sky News: “We think it’s irrational, we think it’s disproportionate, and we are giving consideration to a legal challenge to this legislation.“We’re reviewing that with the lawyers later on today.“I suspect there are other airlines who are doing so because it’s important to point out there was no consultation with the industry prior to enacting this legislation.“We do believe it is an irrational.