Can I avoid quarantine with my Amsterdam airport transfer?

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Q I am currently in Rome but booked to fly back to Edinburgh via Amsterdam. I will not be leaving the airport, just going straight from one gate to another. Does that mean I can avoid quarantine?

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A No. Since the coronavirus pandemic began, the UK government has been clear about changing planes at airports on the “no-go” list. The airport constitutes “a transit stop” and if you get off and mix with other people – as is natural at any aviation hub – then you must self-isolate for 14 days when you get back to Scotland.