Heathrow Says Covid Tests Needed for Years Even With Vaccine
- CEO warns screening vital given timescale for mass inoculation
- Virgin Atlantic calls for effort to speed U.S.-U.K. corridor
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Airline passengers will need to take Covid-19 tests before flying long after a vaccine for the viral infection is introduced, according to the head of the airport that was Europe’s busiest before the pandemic struck.
The time required for a global vaccine roll-out means testing must go hand-in-hand with inoculation if international travel is to return to meaningful levels, Heathrow airport Chief Executive Officer John Holland-Kaye said in an interview Wednesday.