Nov 22 (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Chief Executive
Ed Bastian said the travel corridor between New York and London
is complicated and it would be easier to relaunch transatlantic
flights to "just about any" other European capital, Britain's
Financial Times https://www.ft.com/content/4f34798a-c407-462a-b7ff-cdcf703c35c8
reported on Sunday.
Americans can travel to the UK but have been required since
the spring to spend two weeks in quarantine on arrival. The same
rule applies for passengers arriving in the United States from
London.
"I think New York-London is complicated", Bastian told the
newspaper, casting doubt over hopes of opening an air corridor
for the previously lucrative route for several airlines
including British Airways and Virgin Atlantic.
"I think you will find on the continent several countries
that are more open."
Major airlines want the U.S. and British governments to
launch a trial of coronavirus testing for passengers flying
between London and New York to pave the way for resuming more
international travel.
(Reporting by Aakriti Bhalla in Bengaluru
Editing by David Goodman)