PATRONS Industry can’t take off without clarity
Simplicity and clarity are crucial if the travel industry is to begin its recovery this year, believes East Midlands Airport (EMA). International leisure travel from
the UK may resume on 17 May, with a “traffic light” system that assigns red, amber or green to every overseas country mooted to combat coronavirus variants from being imported. But with a negative PCR test
likely to be among the requirements for many countries and expensive hotel quarantines for others, there are concerns this could turn away many potential holidaymakers. EMA head of media Ioan Reed-
Aspley said: “The point we’ve made consistently throughout the pandemic is we need clarity from Government about what we can expect. For consumer confidence to return, people need reassurance
Planes remain grounded at East Midlands Airport
that when they travel to a country, the requirements won’t suddenly change to mean they’ll need to quarantine for long periods when they return, or that expensive tests will be required. “It needs to be as simple and cheap as possible. The ultimate
Dr Nik named on Power List 2021
The chairman of a Leicestershire pharmaceuticals business has been selected as one of 60 international leaders and innovators in a top industry influencer list. Dr Nik Kotecha OBE, founder of medicines manufacturer and supplier Morningside Pharmaceuticals, which based in Loughborough, has made The Medicine Maker magazine’s Power List 2021. It celebrates the success stories of the best and brightest individuals in
three distinct categories including small molecules, biopharmaceuticals and advanced medicine. Dr Kotecha features in the small molecules category alongside senior
executives from global drugs companies, as well as a number of esteemed academics from some of the world’s leading research-focused universities. Dr Kotecha, a Department for International Trade “export champion”
who is also chair of trustees for the Randal Charitable Foundation, said: “It’s a real honour to be included in the Power List 2021 alongside so many great and inspirational minds who have contributed so much to the development and manufacture of new and existing medicinal products.” The magazine’s editor Stephanie Sutton said everyone on the list “is
playing a key role in moving us all towards a healthier world, from developing ground-breaking new treatments to devising new manufacturing strategies”.
THE CHAMBER IS HONOURED BY THE SUPPORT OF ITS STRATEGIC PARTNERS AND PATRONS Dr Nik Kotecha OBE
goal is to get to as many destinations as possible that are restriction-free.” The Government’s international
travel framework announced in April, which featured the traffic light system, didn’t include a category for restriction-free travel –
something the airport said “represents a backward step from the travel corridors in place last year”.
“Building strong partnerships
with foreign countries and sharing data about variants of concern is key to removing the need for testing on return, and should be the Government’s primary focus,” added Ioan. In a typical year, EMA welcomes
4.5 million passengers but numbers were down by more than 90% last year. Yet the aviation industry hasn’t received any tailored financial support from the Government, with the only help coming in the form of business rates relief and the Job Retention Scheme. “Our main income streams have
been turned off like a tap,” said Ioan. “It’s going to take three or four years for the aviation sector to get back to pre-Covid levels.”
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