Scotland is threatening to scupper the UK’s air bridge negotiations by boycotting the scheme and refusing entry to travellers from a planned list of 75 “safe” countries.

Scotland is threatening to scupper the UKs air bridge negotiations by boycotting the scheme and refusing entry to travellers from a planned list of 75 safe countries. 
The Government has been due this week to announce measures to relax quarantine and allow for the resumption of overseas holidays, but it is believed this has been delayed due to the emergency talks between Holyrood and Westminster. 
Ministers are keen to push ahead with plans to create air bridges from next week, but Nicola Sturgeon has suggested Scotland would not sign up to the deal, excluding key airports Glasgow and Edinburgh from the agreements and adding complexity to freedom of movement within the UK. 
The delay to the Governments publication of a safe list of countries with favourable infection rates has led to chaos in the travel industry, with travel agents halting the sale of summer holidays and consumers in the dark as to whether their trip will take place. 
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has appeared to blame the devolved administrations for the lack of an announcement on air bridges.
SNP transport spokesman Gavin Newlands raised concerns about aviation workers being “fired and rehired on slashed terms and conditions”, to which Mr Shapps responded that “fair play” needs to be guaranteed for employees.
Mr Shapps said in the commons: “I’d appreciate his help in ensuring that air bridges can get going as quickly as possible. I’m very keen to get the devolved administrations, including the Scottish Government, on board so we can get this thing announced.”
Details on the list of safe countries were expected today or tomorrow but there are now concerns the scheme could be pushed back to next week.
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