Airlines warn that quarantining all arrivals to the UK for 14 days would 'completely shut off the country from the rest of the world'

• The UK's airline industry association warned that the country would be "completely shut off from the rest of the world" if a proposal to quarantine everyone who arrives in the country for 14 days is implemented.
• The CEO of Airlines UK, which represents many of the UK's major airlines, said the UK should be "leading internationally with health and aviation authorities on common standards, including health screening."
• Unlike many other European countries, the UK has not closed its borders to international arrivals despite being one of the countries worst-hit by COVID-19.
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The UK's airline industry association, Airlines UK, said the country would be "completely shut off from the rest of the world" if a proposal to quarantine everyone who arrives in the country is implemented.

The British government is considering quarantining every person who arrives in the country for a period of 14 days.

Tim Alderslade, the CEO of Airlines UK – which represents many of the UK's major airlines – said the UK should be "leading internationally with health and aviation authorities on common standards, including health screening."

Speaking to BBC News, Alderslade said: "The danger is it would be a blunt tool measure when what the UK should be doing is leading internationally with health and aviation authorities on common standards, including health screening, which will enable our sector to restart and give people assurances that it's safe to travel."

The UK has not closed its borders to international arrivals despite being one of the countries worst-hit by COVID-19.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who contracted and then recovered from COVID-19, said last week that the UK was "past the peak" of the virus.