SriLankan Airlines informs their customers that effective 0400hrs (UK Time) on Tuesday 8th June 2021, Sri Lanka will move to the “red list” of countries entering the United Kingdom. Passengers who have already booked their travel on next three flights to London UL 503 on 05th, 06th, and 07th June will not be affected by this change.
From 08th June passengers from Sri Lanka will not be allowed to travel to the UK unless they are a British national/an Irish national/or anyone with residence rights in the UK.
These passengers who are allowed to travel must;
- Take a COVID-19 test and obtain a negative result three days (72 hours) before their travel.
- Book a managed quarantine hotel within a 14-day period before arrival. The booking will include hotel, quarantine transport and travel tests for COVID-19 tests on day 2 and day 8 of quarantine.
- Complete a passenger locator form (PLF) with details of where passenger will quarantine when they arrive. Passengers must provide a quarantine package invoice number to complete their passenger locator form.
Passengers need to book their quarantine hotel and day 2 and day 8 tests on https://www.gov.uk/guidance/booking-and-staying-in-a-quarantine-hotel-when-you-arrive-in-england
The passenger locator form is available https://www.gov.uk/provide-journey-contact-details-before-travel-uk