Repatriated seamen freed from hotel quarantine after being forced to isolate despite exemption

Repatriated seamen freed from hotel quarantine after being forced to isolate despite exemption
Beth Murray 31st March 2021 https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/repatriated-seamen-fr...

Two repatriated seamen have been allowed to leave the quarantine hotel at Edinburgh Airport after being forced to check-in, despite being legally exempt according to Scottish government guidance.

Gordon Percy, 62, and his partner Stephany, flew into Edinburgh Airport on Sunday, March, 28, from Paris, under the impression that as repatriated seamen, they were exempt from having to isolate.

However, when they arrived, officers at border control told them that the rules had changed the night before and they had no option but to go into isolation.

The couple, frustrated and confused, paid £2,400 upfront for their ten-day stay before proceeding to argue with the Scottish government that they were still exempt, even under the new rules.