Ministers ordered against all but essential travel thereafter an alarming spike in cases, bringing an abrupt halt to the traditional summer getaway.
Around 500,000 Britons faced a scramble to cross the Channel before 4 am this morning when new rules forcing them to quarantine for 14 days came into force.
The news sparked a stampede to ferry terminals, the Eurostar, Channel Tunnel, and airports but operators were accused of fleecing passengers by ramping up prices. The price of a British Airways seat on a flight from Paris to London was 584 per cent higher yesterday than today.
Many holidaymakers resorted to private jets to get them home. Charter companies reported a huge spike in demand hours after the Government imposed restrictions. One operator, PrivateFly, said bookings had trebled.
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