Tui, easyJet, Ryanair, Jet2 and British Airways have released their latest rules and Covid test prices as international travel looks set to reopen this summer.
The testing and quarantine requirements which UK tourists will face when they return from foreign trips this summer will only be known when the Government announces which countries are on its "green", "amber" and "red" lists.
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It has committed to doing this in early May.
International leisure travel could be permitted for people in England from May 17 under Boris Johnson's plan for easing lockdown restrictions.
In the lead-up, Consumer watchdog Which? has pulled together the details of what to expect from easyJet, Jet2, Ryanair, Tui, Virgin Atlantic and British Airways.
The details below are correct at time of publication, reports LancsLive.
easyJet
easyJet offers discounts for tests from Randox Health, with home tests available for £72 instead of £120.
However, some destinations only accept tests performed by a health professional.
Jet2
Jet2 has a deal with Living Care Group, which offers tests for passengers for £75.
Ryanair
There are no discounts available for passengers but the budget airline has links to private clinics around the country, with tests ranging from £149 to £214 for 48-hour turnaround.
Tui
Tui lists tests for £70 from Screen 4 or £89 from Randox.
Virgin Atlantic
No discounts available but the airline links to providers including Screen 4, which costs £105.
British Airways
British Airways links to four PCR test providers that provide Fit to Fly certificates for departure from UK.
Passengers can access a discount code to obtain a passenger discount.
Costs after the discount range from Nomad (£166 after 15% discount), City Doc (£93 – after 38% discount), Medicspot (£127 after 15% discount) and Halo (£75 – after 16% discount).
Tests are available at home or at clinics around the country
Halo also offers a PCR saliva test – meaning you spit into a pot rather than using uncomfortable swabs. It’s important to make sure that this test is accepted by a destination country.
How is a PCR test taken?
Sample collection is done using a swab to collect respiratory material found in the nose.
A swab contains a soft tip on a long, flexible stick that is inserted into the nasal cavity.
Further samples are also taken from the back of the throat.
The swab is sealed in a tube and then sent to a laboratory for testing.
Are tests needed for vaccinated passengers?
Some destinations will allow visitors to enter their country without testing if they have proof they have received both doses of the Covid vaccine.
But passengers returning to the UK must still take and pay for tests - even if they have been vaccinated.
Anyone returning to the UK from overseas, must take a pre-departure test.
This includes cheaper lateral flow and Lamp tests with prices around £20-£30.
After arrival in the UK, PCR tests are mandatory from all travellers from abroad.
