Michael Matheson, Scotland’s transport secretary, confirmed the decision on Friday (24 September), which he said was made with "logistical, health and economic" implications in mind.
Pre-departure testing for fully vaccinated travellers arriving in Scotland from non-red-list countries will be scrapped, although they will need to show proof of vaccination.
Scotland will also align with the UK on post-arrival testing; this will likely involve lowering the Day 2 testing standard from PCR to lateral flow, although the Scottish government said it would await final UK government proposals.
