The United Kingdom has disclosed that the Covid test for all categories of travelers may soon be scrapped.
This was disclosed by Minister of Aviation Robert Courts, during the 2021Airlines Conference in Westminster. The minister says the rules for international travelers are set to be reviewed in January, with an aim to boost holidays.
Fully vaccinated travelers will no longer have to self-isolate but are still required to pay for the day 2 test after arriving in the UK.
The minister stated that the aviation section will quickly bounce back if the rules are reviewed. “I want the aviation sector to "bounce back" from the coronavirus pandemic, we all want to reduce not just testing but all the restrictive measures."
"We're going to review the policy in January, We’ll be looking to see what we can do at that stage.” He added.
Willie Walsh the formal CEO of International Airlines Group, has suggested that “the restrictive measures should be changed.”
"I think we've had overly restrictive measures in place in the UK for far too long, and that's definitely slowed down the recovery. I urged the Department for Transport to be more vocal in defending the aviation industry” Walsh says.
"The department has a job to do to ensure that other parts of Government understand the critical contribution that aviation makes, which I think has been taken for granted in the UK for far too long." He added.
However, Travelers who are not fully vaccinated must take a test two days after they arrive in the UK, also they must quarantine at home or in the place they are staying for 10 days, and pay for two post-arrival PCR tests.
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