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Friday, 07 January 2022

BBC News

• Covid: Pre-departure travel tests have outlived their usefulness - ShappsRules for those travelling to England are changing as Omicron is now worldwide, the transport secretary says.

Department for Transport

• Pre-departure testing removed for vaccinated travellersTesting and border measures are changing for fully eligible fully vaccinated travellers arriving in England.

The Guardian

• Travel sector welcomes end of pre-departure Covid tests for EnglandPCR test requirement for arrivals to be lifted from 4am on Friday and follows calls for it to be scrapped

The Telegraph

• Gatwick divert flights after IT problem at air traffic control tower

Times Online

• UK could scrap all Covid travel testing, says Shapps [subscription]Pre-departure tests have already been shelved for arrivals, saving vaccinated families £300

Sky News

• COVID-19: Pre-departure tests scrapped for travellers entering the UKWhen he announced the measures on Wednesday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson explained that the pre-departure measures were having a limited impact because the Omicron variant is so prevalent.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Jet2 in 150 per cent bookings spike after travel restrictions easedJET2holidays have reported a surge in bookings following the easing of travel restrictions by the UK Government.

C.N.N.

• England scraps pre-departure PCR tests for travelers(CNN) — England has ditched its requirement for pre-departure tests for inbound travelers in the latest shake up to Covid restrictions in the destination.