Former Gulf Air and Etihad Airways CEO James Hogan has been in a lot of trouble in the UK. The dual citizen is said to have disregarded the entry and quarantine regulations and now the ex-airline boss is facing a hefty fine of up to 10.000 British pounds.

According to the Daily Mail, Hogan is said to have flown from Abu Dhabi to Geneva first. When entering Switzerland, he showed his Australian passport. This also had passport stamps of the United Arab Emirates, which UK has on the red list with regard to Corona. Two days later he flew on to London. There he identified himself with his British passport. The authorities accuse Hogan of deliberately disregarding the quarantine regulations.

Actually, according to the British authorities, James Hogan should have gone into a ten-day hotel quarantine in the UK. However, that did not happen. However, the British authorities discovered the manager. The presumed innocent incident occurred back in March 2021, but has only now come to light.

Authorities have not been fooled

Accordingly, Hogan flew to Abu Dhabi on March 10, 2021, using a non-stop flight. He started his return journey on March 17, 2021 and initially landed in Geneva. Two days later he flew on from Switzerland to the British capital. The authorities also allege that he used his two citizenships to hide his stay in a red zone.

According to local reports, the former Etihad boss is said to have entered the UAE and Switzerland as an Australian. Accordingly, the relevant passport has stamps that would have been noticed by the UK Border Control immediately. He wanted to avoid this by showing his UK passport. The sophisticated attempt should serve to avoid a ten-day hotel quarantine, because Switzerland was not listed in red at the time. Ultimately, the attempt was unsuccessful as the UK authorities discovered the presumed innocent manager and he could now be asked to pay up to £ 10.000.