With over 75 per cent of UK adults double vaccinated, the federal government must make the most of its world-leading programme, in accordance with officers at Gatwick.
Passenger numbers on the airport remained very low, at simply 569,000, within the first six months of the yr.
This was largely as a result of affect of Covid-19 and the related worldwide journey bans.
Whereas the airport remained open all through this era all income streams have been impacted and the collapse in passenger demand together with authorities restrictions led to a £245 million loss for the six-month interval.
Gatwick Airport chief government, Stewart Wingate, mentioned: “Within the UK we’re all rising to take pleasure in extra freedoms attributable to our world class vaccination programme, nevertheless we’re at risk of squandering the benefit that vaccination programme has afforded us for worldwide journey.
“Our authorities must act now and take away pointless and dear PCR testing necessities for passengers, significantly for these double vaccinated.”
He added: “UK journey restoration shouldn’t be allowed to lag behind the US and Europe.
“Passengers want the journey guidelines simplified to allow them to select to journey extra freely and revel in a lot wanted breaks and reunions with household and mates that are at the moment way more attainable for these in Europe and the US.”
Karen Good, managing director at Manchester Airport, made the same name earlier right now.
To simplify present journey guidelines and take away the prohibitive price of Covid-19 testing for a lot of passengers Gatwick is asking on authorities to take away all check necessities for travellers from inexperienced record international locations.
The airport mentioned there must be no check necessities for double vaccinated travellers from amber international locations, in addition to a single lateral circulation testing for these non-vaccinated from an amber nation.
