coronavirus cases. Some 75,000 UK holidaymakers are thought to be on holiday in Portugal or due to jet there soon after the country was deemed safe to travel to last month.
But a spike of infections in Portugal this week could mean strict quarantine measures are likely to be reimposed for tourists who booked last-minute getaways.
Prices for RyanAir and EasyJet flights from Portugal to Edinburgh or Glasgow this week have since rocketed to more than £250.
Holidaymakers are already scrambling home to beat the quarantine rules if it is reinforced this week, MailOnline reports. Budget airlines reeled in customers with £20 tickets to Faro on August 22 to celebrated the country finally being granted an ‘air-bridge’.If Portugal is added to.
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