Covid-19 testing could come to Scotland if a deal is reached between the Scottish government and major airportsScottish ministers are in talks with the country’s embattled airports about a new testing regime that could avoid the need for travellers to quarantine and give the aviation sector a lifeline. The intervention comes as airports warned Boris Johnson, the prime minister, that 110,000 jobs are at risk unless testing is urgently introduced across the UK. In a letter sent this weekend, they said: “Our best estimates put UK airport lost revenues for 2020 at almost £4bn so far. Up to 110,000 jobs are now at risk at UK airports and their supply chains.” They added that they do not expect a full recovery in passenger traffic until 2024. One senior industry source said: “The government has to wake up to the fact that testing

Source: The Times September 05, 2020 23:00 UTC