Paul Charles, chief executive of travel consultancy The PC Agency, said there is no doubt ministers have been determined to bring down demand for travel throughout the pandemic.
Henry Smith, the Tory chairman of the all-party Future of Aviation group, said the testing regime for travel is looking increasingly dubious and called for the Government to cap costs at £40.
Government sources expect to begin culling companies that offer wildly different prices to the ones they are offering on the government website . Kits advertised for £20 can be five times more expensive.
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