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To promote flying, EasyJet provides passengers with cheaper COVID-19 tests.

LONDON (Reuters) - UK airline EasyJet said it would partner with COVID-19 research firms to deliver discounted tests to passengers to try to promote further travel, following similar steps by Wizz Air and Gatwick Airport in London.

Travel laws in England will adjust from Dec. 15 so that they can reduce their quarantine from 14 to 5 days if a traveller receives a negative test result from a self-funded test.

Airlines and airports are teaming up with research companies to make it simpler and cheaper to get a test, desperate to boost the travel market after months of restrictions.

EasyJet, whose finances came under extreme strain during the pandemic, said on Monday that with Confirm Testing or with CityDoc, passengers would receive a discounted rate of 75 pounds per home test, 100 pounds per home test, or 150 pounds per clinic test.

The 75 pound rate is cheaper than the 85 pound rate that Wizz Air passengers have available. Both are more costly than the offer of 60 pounds per test from Gatwick Airport for passengers who use its drive-through test facility.

EasyJet said that the two businesses in which it operated were aimed at delivering results within 48 hours.

Prior to travel, there is also demand for tests as some common destinations such as Spain and Italy need passengers to show a negative test on arrival.

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