UK Travel Industry Critical of Return of Pre-Departure COVID-19 Tests

A COVID-19 testing center sign at Heathrow Terminal 5 in London on Nov. 28, 2021. Hollie Adams/Getty Images

The British travel industry has reacted with fury to the latest travel restrictions announced by the UK government to rein in the new Omicron COVID-19 variant.

UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on Saturday that all travellers arriving in England will be required to take a COVID-19 pre-departure test from Tuesday.