Figures show that testing little more than an expensive disincentive for international travel
The APPG for the Future of Aviation has today called for an overhaul of the testing system, including allowing arrivals to take rapid tests rather than 'gold standard' PCR swabs. Those who test positive could then take a PCR swab, but the price of these should also be capped.
This followed research that showed that around a quarter of the Covid tests carried out on travellers arriving from overseas fail to record where they have come from
Commenting Henry Smith MP, Chair of the APPG for the Future of Aviation said:
“These figures show that testing has become little more than an expensive disincentive for international travel and has only succeeded in holding back the recovery of our aviation sector as well as leaving many travellers feeling that they have shelled out for costly tests for little or no reason.”