Willie Walsh, director general of Iata, calls tests ‘state-sponsored rip-off’ and ‘profiteering’
Airline and travel bosses have attacked the continuing UK travel restrictions and Covid-19 testing requirements, with research showing inbound tourism to the UK declined sharply in 2021 while other markets recovered.
Willie Walsh, the director general of the global airline body Iata, described coronavirus travel tests as a “state-sponsored rip-off” and “profiteering”, and questioned why travel remained singled out when most restrictions to other sectors of the economy had been dropped.
