The government has been urged to drop the mandatory quarantine requirements on travellers arriving in the UK as soon as possible.
Airline easyJet has said that the 14-day quarantine should be regularly reviewed in order to ensure that it is proportionate.
It comes as the travel industry faces a fresh nightmare as thousands of travellers cancel plans to visit the UK or travel abroad.
Under new rules, that are expected to be introduced in a few weeks, tourists and businesses travellers will be forced to stay in one location for two weeks after arriving in the country.
And people travelling abroad for two weeks would be forced to take a month off work in order to quarantine upon return.
But the quarantine will not apply to arrivals from France and Ireland.
Now the airline has said any restrictions should not last beyond lockdown.
A spokeswoman said: “Quarantine requirements for passengers should only be in place for a short period, while the UK remains in lockdown.
“Requirements should be regularly reviewed to ensure they are targeted and proportionate and do not unnecessarily constrain the important role that air travel will have in the UK’s economic recovery.”
The new rules come as airlines globally have cancelled millions of flights and grounded planes - sparking fears that many companies could go bust.
Now these new rules are set to add further fear that demand for travel will completely disappear.
In his speech, he said: "And I must stress again that all of this is conditional, it all depends on a series of big Ifs.
"It depends on all of us – the entire country – to follow the advice, to observe social distancing, and to keep that R down.
"And to prevent re-infection from abroad, I am serving notice that it will soon be the time – with transmission significantly lower – to impose quarantine on people coming into this country by air.
"And it is because of your efforts to get the R down and the number of infections down here, that this measure will now be effective.
"And of course we will be monitoring our progress locally, regionally, and nationally and if there are outbreaks, if there are problems, we will not hesitate to put on the brakes."
