UK tourists in Spain upset by new quarantine rule

British tourists returning from Spain on Monday said they hadn't been given enough notice ahead of the UK government's decision stating travellers arriving in the UK from Spain must quarantine for 14 days.

Travellers were caught off guard by Saturday's announcement - even UK Transport Minister Grant Shapps is on holiday in Spain - with the regulation coming into effect midnight into Sunday.

Passengers checking in for flights to the UK at the main airport for the Costa del Sol in Malaga, spoke of their annoyance and surprise at the new quarantine rules.

TUI, the UK’s biggest tour operator, said it had cancelled all flights due to depart to mainland Spain until August 9, but it has maintained flights and travel packages for trips to Spain’s Balearic and Canary Islands.

Nightclubs, bars and beaches - some of Spain’s most beloved summer venues - are facing new lockdown restrictions after turning into coronavirus hot spots, and some European nations are warning citizens not to visit the country.

Norway also ordered a 10-day quarantine for those returning from the Iberian Peninsula.

Spain reported over 900 new daily infections on Thursday and Friday as authorities warned that the country which lost at least 28,400 lives before getting its outbreak under control could be facing the start of a second major onslaught.