UK Low-Cost Flight Bookings Surge!

The UK has seen a 71% increase in Low-Cost Flights bookings.

Following the latest update on travelling rules for Britons, travel agencies have witnessed a boom in budget flights bookings to Europe as British holidaymakers have booked trips to European destinations at prices as low as 5€.

Previously, the UK’s government announced that the pre-departure test requirement would be abolished for arrivals in addition to rules for travellers to self-isolate upon arrival until their negative PCR test result is in. However, those returning from their trips to the UK will instead have to take an antigen test in their first 48 hours of arrival, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.

This lifting is a huge welcome to UK travellers as they now save hundreds of pounds and so make bookings easier and their holidays cheaper.

With tickets booked on low-cost airlines, UK nationals will be able to fly to 16 European countries for less than €11, including Spain.

These changes were commented on by the UK’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, who said that the Omicron strain of Covid-19 is now so common in the UK that the measure’s impact on the spread of the disease is mild.

“This news will go a long way towards boosting confidence for travellers who are hoping to visit loved ones overseas or book a holiday in 2022. We expect to see a surge in demand from UK holidaymakers following the scrapping of pre-departure testing and self-isolation requirements, especially given the timing which aligns with a traditionally busy time for travel,” Stephanie Boyle, Skyscanner’s global travel industry expert, told MailOnline.