UK says needs to work with international partners on travel restart

LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - Britain's aviation minister said
that restarting travel after COVID-19 lockdowns needs to be done
by countries working together and that the government hoped
holidays would be allowed as soon as possible after May 17.

"This is likely to involve working with other international
partners," aviation minister Robert Courts told a parliamentary
committee on Wednesday when asked about the restart. "I suspect
it's unlikely that many countries will be doing this on their
own."

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said last week that the ban on
non-essential international travel to and from England will stay
until at least May 17.

Asked about when exactly travel will be allowed, Courts
said: "There won't be any travel before May 17th, and we will
look as soon as we can after that, but it really isn't something
I can give more detail on."

(Reporting by Sarah Young; editing by Alistair Smout)