British Airways parent company considering legal challenge to UK quarantine rules

LONDON, June 5 (Reuters) - British Airways parent company
IAG said it is considering launching a legal challenge
against the UK government's 14-day quarantine rule for incoming
travellers.

Willie Walsh, the chief executive of IAG, told Sky News on
Friday that there had been no consultation with the industry
prior to the legislation being brought in, and that the new
rules would "torpedo" the airline's chances of flying in July.

"We think it is irrational, we think it is disproportionate
and we are giving consideration to a legal challenge to this
legislation," Walsh said.
(Reporting by Sarah Young and Michael Holden; editing by Kate
Holton)