He said he was furious with the government for announcing a scheme that was “just hot air”.
Heathrow said its test providers were working closely with the DfT to ensure they were granted government approval at the earliest opportunity.
A spokesperson for MAG, which owns Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports, described the delays to its testing centres as frustrating, saying it had “a provider with global expertise, and the capability to offer the widest possible choice of tests to travellers”.
He said the provider, Collinson, had supplied all the necessary information to government and been offering the tests for passengers to satisfy the entry requirements of countries worldwide since the start of the month. He added: “We have been assured the matter will be resolved imminently.”
Updated: 15 Dec 2020, 13:25
BRITS winter travel plans have been left in tatters today after the Government s ‘test to release’ scheme launched in utter chaos.
Ministers published a list of just 11 private labs able to provide tests for the entire nation s travelers when they fly into the UK - but none of them have enough capacity to meet demand.
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SameDay Doctor have demanded they be taken off the Government list because of the flurry of requests
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Axiom was not yet able to sell the tests
The new scheme started today which allows travellers coming to the UK to cut quarantine measures in half by taking a private Covid test after they ve landed.