Health blunder sees Wizz Air kept in dark over positive Covid tests
Wizz Air has said it was kept in the dark by authorities after eight passengers on a flight from Crete tested positive for coronavirus after returning to the UK.
The group of teenagers were diagnosed after returning to Luton from the Greek island on August 25.
The positive tests should have led authorities to alert Wizz Air and sparked test and trace staff to locate all 204 passengers on the flight.
According to The Guardian, Wizz Air was only made aware of the positive tests when contacted by the newspaper.
"Wizz Air was not made aware that eight passengers who travelled on the 8168 flight from Heraklion to London-Luton on 25 August had since tested positive for Covid-19," the airline said in a statement.
"The airline has now informed the relevant health authorities in England who are responsible for contacting and advising the 204 other passengers. Wizz Air operates all flights in compliance with local travel regulations, and the safety of passengers and staff is the No 1 priority."
Health officials are now attempting to trace the passengers who will be required to self-isolate.
News of more Covid infections among people holidaying in Greece will heap further pressure on officials as they weigh up which countries should stay or be removed from the government’s safe travel list.
TUI has cancelled holidays to the party resort of Laganas on the Greek island of Zante amid fears some customers are ignoring Covid safety measures.
Scotland has already removed Greece from the list.
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