Eurostar will restart services to Amsterdam next week and Disneyland Paris in August with all passengers required to wear a face mask
- The cross-Channel train operator is to resume its Anglo-Dutch route from July 9
- But those travelling from the Netherlands will need to change trains in Brussels
- People will be 'a safe distance apart' and trains 'deep-cleaned' before journeys
- It comes amid wait for a list of nations safe to travel between without quarantine
Eurostar is to restart direct services from London to Amsterdam and Disneyland Paris next week - but all passengers will be required to wear a face mask.
The cross-Channel train operator announced it will resume its Anglo-Dutch route from July 9.
Although direct services will run to the Netherlands, passengers travelling in the reverse direction will need to change trains in Brussels, where passport checks and security screening will be carried out.
Eurostar is to restart direct services from London to Amsterdam in the coming weeks
Eurostar will restart its services to Disneyland Paris from August 2.
The routes have been closed since March due to the drop in demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Eurostar is offering more flexibility on all its fares, enabling passengers who book throughout the rest of the year to alter their travel plans up to 14 days before departure without a fee.
The firm said all travellers must wear a face covering as part of additional hygiene measures.
Passengers will be seated 'at a safe distance apart' and trains will be 'deep-cleaned' before every journey.
It comes as Turkey said today it expects to be included in the UK's plan for quarantine-free air bridges to kick start holidays - as the release of a list of safe countries was delayed again.
Services to Disneyland Paris in France, pictures, will also be resuming from August 2
Ministers had been expected to unveil a list of countries that will be approached to form air bridges for quarantine-free travel to and from the UK today.
But the announcement of details of the traffic light system is now expected to be made by ministers tomorrow.
There is speculation it will include 50 countries, including most Western European states and British overseas territories - but with question marks over nations including Portugal.
Turkey's ambassador to the UK said this morning that his country believes it will be among them - despite the country having higher daily cases of coronavirus than the UK.
It came amid claims loopholes in the air bridge plans could make the UK's quarantine rules pointless.
With holiday makers anxiously awaiting the government's list of exempt destinations there are claims a swathe of other countries will be able to dodge the 14-day restrictions even if they are not included.
The EU yesterday agreed 15 states from outside the bloc - including Algeria, Japan, China, Rwanda, Thailand, Morocco and Tunisia - will be allowed to come and go freely.
However, that raises the prospect they could just take an indirect route to the UK via an air bridge.
A graphic demonstrates which countries are open for quarantine-free travel and which aren't
Tory MP Henry Smith, chairman of the cross-party Future of Aviation Group, told the Telegraph the whole quarantine idea should be rethought.
'It starts to beg the question as to whether we should have a broader opening up, rather than bilateral corridors,' he said.
The government's list of air bridges had been expected to be released last week, and was then delayed again from the formal quarantine review date on Monday. There were heavy hints it would be published today, but it is now due tomorrow.
However, travel firms have been forced to scrap thousands of flights and holiday packages in Greece after the nation extended its ban on arrivals from the UK.
TUI, Ryanair, Easyjet, Jet2 and British Airways have all axed travel plans for Brits who booked in the hope of a quick getaway in early July.
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