Recommendation 6

The Government must set up an international travel toolkit based on the following principles: • International travel restrictions must be evidenced by transparent advice and analysis that the Government makes publicly available. Such analysis must detail the rationale and evidence as to why such restrictions are deemed effective, UK aviation: reform for take-off 47 considering both public health and economic factors. The process must allow for formal representations to be made from affected sectors, primarily the aviation and travel industries. As in Germany, restrictions should be agreed on a cross- departmental basis with an equal voice from the Department for Transport and the Department of Health and Social Care. • Any restrictions on international travel must be proportionate and comparable to those in place across the rest of the UK economy. Where the Government imposes future coronavirus restrictions on the international travel industry, and where such restrictions do not apply on a comparable basis to the domestic economy, the Government must compensate the industry for the economic loss suffered.