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'We can't close down the economy every time there's a variant of concern'

Government
Gary Noakes
15 December 2021

Testing should be removed immediately now that the red list has been emptied, the boss of Heathrow airport has said.

John Holland-Kaye at Heathrow

John Holland-Kaye will depart on 18 October

Speaking to Sky News on Wednesday morning (15 December), the airport’s chief executive John Holland-Kaye said: “If they’ve taken away the red list then they’re accepting that the Omicron strain is now endemic in the UK.

"So why not take away the testing they only introduced as a temporary measure? There is no need to extend beyond today now that the red list has gone. Why are we waiting until January before that will be reviewed?"