Boris Johnson has warned that holidays abroad won't be hassle free this summer, even if people are allowed to go away.
The government has added several popular holiday locations to the green list, in the form of Ibiza, Mallorca and Malta, but there are still barriers for people hoping to head off on a foreign holiday.
Yesterday the Prime Minister said that he wanted travel abroad to be possible this summer, but warned that people shouldn't expect it to be "hassle free".
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Mr Johnson said: "I want travel to be possible but I've got to stress that this year will not be like every other year because of the difficulties with Covid.
"People shouldn't expect it will be completely hassle free."
But following reports that double vaccinated people may be able to travel quarantine free by July 26 the Prime Minister did offer a ray of hope.
He said: "Everybody who is frustrated about travel over the summer - double jabs will be a liberator."
Yesterday The Times reported that the government is aiming to remove the restrictions for the double vaccinated in time for the first week of the school summer holidays.
Under the plans, people who have had both doses of the coronavirus vaccine will not need to quarantine on their return to the UK from amber list countries.
The rule would initially only include UK residents with access to the NHS but the plan is to extend it to all EU citizens.
The government is also seeking for other European countries to also ease the Covid restrictions on British travellers abroad.
A government source told the Times: “The big focus for us is Europe now.
“All European ambassadors have been told to go lobby.”
Logistical obstacles over the plans include at what point people will have their Covid certificates checked, although Vision Box, the company that runs the UK’s e-passport gates, has reportedly said it has the technology in place to scan the certificates.
UK authorities are said to be in the process of agreeing a deal which would see EU countries recognise the NHS app in return for allowing the European digital green card.
The app would also show the holder’s Covid status through testing. It would enable them to go into countries that allow quarantine free travel with a negative PCR test, like Spain.
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