Alderslade, head of the trade body for UK registered carriers, said the focus must quickly turn to "returning travel to normal" and lifting measures as people are vaccinated.
It comes after aviation and maritime minister Robert Courts on Monday (11 January) confirmed the UK’s pre-departure testing regime would come into force on Friday (15 January).
From 4am on Friday, all UK arrivals will be required to provide evidence of negative Covid certification resulting from a test taken up to 72 hours prior to departure.
