BA, easyJet and Ryanair begin court action over UK quarantine rules

Airlines seeking urgent judicial review of policy that they say could cost thousands of jobs

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Britain's three biggest airlines have filed papers in the high court to seek an urgent judicial review of the government's quarantine laws, which they say are having a devastating effect on tourism and the wider economy.

British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair say the rules, which came into effect on Monday and require passengers arriving from abroad to self-isolate at a single address for 14 days, are flawed and will cost thousands of jobs.