Only the Rich Can Fly Under UK’s Travel Restart Plan, Airlines Say

Passengers wearing a face mask or covering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, react as they exit Terminal 1 after landing at Manchester Airport, northwest England, on July 27, 2020. Anthony Devlin/AFP via Getty Images

Britain’s airline industry has criticised the government’s plan to restart international travel, saying it’s too expensive and will make flying unaffordable.

The government’s Global Travel Taskforce published a report on Friday, which set out COVID-19 testing requirements for international travellers but gave no clarity on whether Britons will be allowed to travel abroad from May 17.