The requirement for passengers to pay for PCR tests is "out of step" with the rest of Europe and is "holding back" the recovery of UK airports and airlines, according to Manchester airport.
According to the airport’s managing director Karen Smart, the UK’s blanket requirement for travel testing "differs dramatically" to the approach taken by most European countries, which are allowing fully vaccinated passengers to travel between low-risk destinations without having to take any tests.
Smart cited the recent official data which shows only around 5% of positive PCR tests are being genomically sequenced.
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