The government’s list of test to release approved providers is made up of companies offering PCR tests, with prices from £89 to £180. PCR tests take a minimum 24 hours to complete.
Testing is designed to cut the 10-day period of isolation to five, but the length of time needed to get results means this could extend longer.
Dale Keller, chief executive of the Board of Airline Representatives in the UK, said there remained an issue over the cost and time needed to conduct the tests.
“The issue is with PCR tests, realistically, you are looking at day seven or eight. Where is the value for the consumer?”
