Britain says exact date on U.S. travel reopening still not known

LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Britain's transport minister Grant
Shapps said on Friday there was still no exact date on when the
United States would open for travellers from the United Kingdom,
beyond guidance of early November.

Asked on Sky News if he had a specific date for the U.S.
reopening, Shapps said: "I don't. I've been speaking to my
opposite number, I spoke to the American ambassador a couple of
days ago, they're still working through the technicalities of
that."

The minister also said that he would make an announcement on
allowing lateral flow tests instead of PCR tests for
fully-vaccinated people returning to England from abroad in the
next few days and the policy would be in place before the half
term holiday in late October.

(Reporting by Sarah Young; Editing by Kate Holton)