Virgin Atlantic chief executive Shai Weiss said a five-day quarantine “is likely to prove a significant deterrent for travellers, especially those on business”.
“The only way to fully reopen vital trading and travel links, support the UK’s economic recovery and protect more than 500,000 jobs supported by aviation, is to move to a robust pre-departure testing regime to safely replace quarantine as soon as possible,” he said.
Abta was broadly supportive and chief executive Mark Tanzer said: “The test to release scheme in England should help to make overseas travel more attractive and manageable for both holidaymakers and business travellers.”
