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Travellers to Hong Kong and Italy from the UK can now take approved Covid tests.
Starting Tuesday, Collinson and Swissport will offer immediate services from London’s Heathrow Airport Terminals 2 and 5, which say it is the first time for a major British airport.
Recently, Hong Kong and Italy require passengers to provide evidence of a negative Covid result prior to departure. British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Cathay Pacific will offer their passengers the proof, but they have a charge and, in some cases, a higher value than the actual airfare.
The personal check costs $103 (80 euros) and aims to provide passengers departing in one hour, while British Airways, meanwhile, delivers a round-trip ticket to Rome from $100 (77. 61 euros) on 1 November.
Airport facilities will first provide LAMP tests from Antigen and Oxford University, which differ from THE RT-PCR tests, which increasingly require the presentation of a number of developing countries and territories, in addition to Cyprus, Greece, Bahamas and Bermuda in the register.
Unlike RT-PCR tests, LAMP and antigen tests can be processed without being sent to a lab. Other types of tests can be added later, as more and more countries continue to conform to a wider variety of testing strategies as an option to restrictions and quarantines.
Passengers must create an account and book their check online at collinsongroup. com before starting their airport adventure. The checks are carried out through Collinson nurses, who take a swab that is processed on site through the staff of one of Collinson’s biotechnology teams. partners, Prenetics.
Passengers are encouraged to make their electronic reservations in advance.
“With countries around the world adding the UK to their list of high-risk countries, we want to find a way to work with governments, major brands and other commercial entities to securely open up outside the UK,” said David Evans, co-CEO of Collinson.
“Government restrictions around the world will continue to fluctuate, however, we, through our medical network and biotech partners, have the ability to tailor our supply to the needs of the country, ensuring that, regardless of the restriction, we can offer a way to continue traveling. Move, safely, without compromising the ability of the British public to prove,” he added.
The new facility occurs when Heathrow is also preparing to check the CommonPass virtual fitness passport. Verification begins Wednesday for some United Airlines passengers serving Newark Airport in the US. But it’s not the first time the
Speaking at Skift Forum Asia, Edward Bell, General Manager of Brands, Data and Marketing at Cathay Pacific, said verification of new verification procedures is important. “As we know now, we’re not going to have a scenario where countries are 100 percent inflamed or 100 percent safe,” he said. “Covid is here to stay and we want to expand the techniques and procedures to manage it and move forward with our lives. “
Heathrow Airport CEO John Holland-Kaye also called for a popular popular in airports around the world. lead the establishment globally. We will work with them to make this happen as temporarily as possible, for livelihoods and lives.
Although the tests have been approved through Hong Kong and Italy, Collinson and Swissport are still waiting for the UK government to give the go-ahead to their “Test on Arrival” facility at Heathrow Airport, while the new Global Travel Taskforce will update the UK’s 14-day quarantine rule for arrivals from many countries.
“We urgently want the advent of a passenger testing regime here in the UK to safely update quarantine,” said Shai Weiss, Virgin Atlantic’s chief executive. and the UK’s economic recovery, which is based on the relaxed movement of industry and tourism, will not be able to take off half a million jobs in the UK have open skies and a fully operational UK aviation industry. The working group will have to act temporarily to update quarantine with passenger testing in November. “
The new check services at Heathrow Airport will be open first for 4 weeks, tracking the call of passengers and airlines.
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