UK travel industry urges ministers to drop international Covid tests
by Joanna Partridge from on (#5TP1P)
Manchester Airports Group and Airlines UK say such a move would not affect spread of Omicron
The travel industry is calling on ministers to remove all remaining Covid testing requirements for international travellers, arguing they are damaging the travel sector and will not affect the spread of the Omicron variant.
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) and the trade body Airlines UK said in a joint statement that research they commissioned into travel restrictions supported the position that the removal of travel testing requirements would not affect overall cases rates and hospitalisations in the UK.
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