BORIS Johnson dropped a major hint that foreign holidays would be back this summer as he vowed to look at slashing the cost of Covid tests needed for a getaway.
The PM said he still hoped to allow travel from May 17, and said £150 PCR tests could be replaced with £5 lateral flow swabs so struggling families could afford them.
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Travel experts have warned that ordinary families face being priced out of holidays abroad if ministers insist on full tests to travel abroad.
EasyJet chief Johan Lundgren told Trending In The News: “The proposed requirement for two tests could add on upwards of £500 for a family of four.
“This would effectively be a return to flying being only something that the rich can afford and put it out of reach for many hard-working families at a time when so many need a break.
“We will work with partners to do what we can to bring the price of testing down but I appeal to the Prime Minister to re-examine the data.”
But the PM was upbeat – and said he had raised the cost of testing when discussing the reopening of travel.
Mr Johnson said: “We’re going to see what we can do to make things as flexible and as affordable as possible.”
But he warned people to be realistic as Europe was battling a third wave of the virus.
Meanwhile, the Passport Office is advising Brits to allow up to ten weeks to renew their documents as demand has tripled.
