A Harrogate couple who went for a delayed honeymoon in Portugal have been forced to cut their celebrations short.
The government announced yesterday that Portugal would move to the amber list next Tuesday, meaning anyone returning from that date will need to isolate for 10 days.
To avoid the isolation period and extra cost that comes with additional tests, Britons in Portugal are trying to fly home before the change comes into effect.
However, with so many people trying to get back at the same time airlines have increased the cost of tickets.
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Hamish and Gemma Coventry got married on March 21 2020 and had to cancel their dream honeymoon to the Maldives.
They jumped at the chance to go to Portugal when it was on the green list and enjoyed the week so much that they booked in for another week.
But Gemma was on the beach when she found out that Portugal was moving off the green travel list. She told the Stray Ferret:
“We have made the most of the holiday and have had a lovely time but it was stressful when we were trying to book flights back.
“If we kept the original return flights we would have to isolate for 10 days and Hamish would miss the start of his new job.
“So we needed to get a flight back urgently. So many people have been scrambling for flights and the prices have jumped up astronomically.
“I don’t understand it. There was plenty of room on the flight out but now we are all cramming on to a full flight back to the UK.”
The couple did manage to secure new tickets, although they said prices had jumped up by £400, and should be returning to the UK on Sunday.
