UK PCR tests cost double the European rate
Commenting on new research from ABTA – The Travel Association and the Airport Operators Association that shows that the cost of PCR testing for international travel in the UK is double that of testing in other European countries, Henry Smith MP, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Future of Aviation said:
“The sky-high cost of PCR tests run the risk of being a major disincentive to travel for many and the Government must ensure that these costs are kept as low as possible, we simply cannot afford to have a framework that burdens people in the UK with double the testing costs of other European nations.
“We should be looking to less expensive and burdensome tests which are now the standard and accepted test in every other part of society rather than having Europe’s most expensive tests which will only make travel unaffordable for many.
“The decisions taken by the Government in the next few days will determine the future of UK aviation and they must avoid expensive testing acting as a disincentive for travel and stopping aviation’s recovery before it has even begun.”
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/grant-shapps-cost-of-covid-travel-tests-must-come-down-n8h6gpls8
https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/uk-cost-of-pcr-testing-double-that-in-europe