Aviation chiefs have welcomed confirmation of the government’s traffic light regime to restart international travel, but say cheaper testing will be vital to unlocking the sector.
The calls for cheaper testing were led by Tim Alderslade, chief executive of Airlines UK, the trade body for UK registered airlines, and echoed by the bosses of Jet2.com and easyJet, among others.
Referring to the framework for the resumption of international travel published by the government during the early hours of Friday morning (9 April), Alderslade said: "This does not represent a reopening of travel as promised by ministers."
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