Travel is back: is the UK aviation industry ready for the big take-off?

After two years of chaos caused by Covid-19, airports and airlines are now hit by a staffing crisis

British Airways and easyJet aircraft 
(Image credit: Horacio Villalobos/Corbis via Getty Images)

Following the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions, and with Easter and summer holidays on the horizon, British tourists are getting ready to pack their bags for international travel once again.

When the UK government approved the removal of the remaining measures last month, it meant an end to passenger locator forms and testing requirements for returning citizens and arrivals. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the changes would mean “greater freedom for travellers” ahead of the Easter break. And the end of Covid rules gives “a much needed boost for the bruised travel industry”, said the i news site.

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Mike Starling is the former digital features editor at The Week. He started his career in 2001 in Gloucestershire as a sports reporter and sub-editor and has held various roles as a writer and editor at news, travel and B2B publications. He has spoken at a number of sports business conferences and also worked as a consultant creating sports travel content for tourism boards. International experience includes spells living and working in Dubai, UAE; Brisbane, Australia; and Beirut, Lebanon.