Minister for Transport, Paul Balban, says he is “very disappointed” with “the level of understanding and political immaturity” recently shown by Together Gibraltar leader, Marlene Hassan Nahon.
The Government of Gibraltar has announced simplified rules for COVID-19 self-isolation, on the advice of the Director of Public Health and the COVID-19 Strategic Coordination Group. The rules will affect close contacts of positive cases, and will be different depending on vaccination status. The new rules will come into effect at 00:01am on Thursday 30th September 2021.
The Government says it has been involved in talks with Eastern Airways at the request of the airline relating to ensuring the long-term sustainability of their air services from Gibraltar.
The GSD says that the announcement by Eastern Airways that it will cancel flights to Southampton altogether as from 11th October and suspend flights to Birmingham from 14th October until spring next year is “disappointing and unwelcome news.” The party adds that this development comes in the wake of the other bad news received with respect to the non-arrival or ending of the “much-celebrated” Volotea and Whizz air flights. However, the GSD is posing the question: “Why is the Minister for Tourism silent?”
