Elsewhere, the way in which the market for PCR testing for travel is regulated has come under fire again from the former boss of the UK’s competition watchdog.
European airlines and airports, meanwhile, are calling for governments to remove “knee-jerk” travel restrictions brought in to stop the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.
Here are the headlines travel woke up to on Friday (17 December).
Le Grand Stampede: all routes to France sell out in hours after ban on UK travellers
