Research by Iata on Covid testing costs across 16 countries, including the UK, showed “wide variations by markets and within markets”, with only France meeting the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation that governments should “bear the cost” of testing for travellers.
Across the other 15 countries analysed, Iata found that the cost of PCR tests ranged from $90 to $208 on average.
Iata called for governments to ensure that Covid testing options “must be affordable as well as timely, widely available and effective”.
