Floridatom
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Gerad bei NBC2 gelesen, Lufthansa und Co, zusammen mit den gr. US-Airlines fordern ja auch seit einer Weile solch Tests vor Transatlantic-Flügen zuzulassen. Vielleicht kommt ja mal Bewegung in diese Forderung.
United Airlines to offer free coronavirus testing for passengers on select routes
United Airlines will begin offering free COVID-19 tests to passengers on select routes.
The airline hopes the decision will not only increase traffic on mostly empty transatlantic flights, but also spark international cooperation to break down travel restrictions, reported CNN.
“We firmly believe that testing is a key component of a multi-layered approach to safely opening travel across the globe,” United’s managing director of operations policy and support Aaron McMillan told reporters in a briefing call. “The pilot program will guarantee that essentially everyone on board just tested negative for Covid-19.”
The trial run, which will last four weeks, will begin Nov. 16 on United Flight 14, departing for London Heathrow from Newark Liberty International Airport three times each week.
Passengers have to arrive at least three hours before the 7:15 p.m. flight to get a rapid molecular Abbott ID Now test, which the airline claims delivers results in 20 minutes.
Those who test negative will be allowed to board the flight, and those who test positive will be isolated by clinicians and either refunded or rebooked at a later time, said United.
“It would be a requirement for everyone on board to have that negative test result prior to flight,” said McMilla
United Airlines to offer free coronavirus testing for passengers on select routes
United Airlines will begin offering free COVID-19 tests to passengers on select routes.
The airline hopes the decision will not only increase traffic on mostly empty transatlantic flights, but also spark international cooperation to break down travel restrictions, reported CNN.
“We firmly believe that testing is a key component of a multi-layered approach to safely opening travel across the globe,” United’s managing director of operations policy and support Aaron McMillan told reporters in a briefing call. “The pilot program will guarantee that essentially everyone on board just tested negative for Covid-19.”
The trial run, which will last four weeks, will begin Nov. 16 on United Flight 14, departing for London Heathrow from Newark Liberty International Airport three times each week.
Passengers have to arrive at least three hours before the 7:15 p.m. flight to get a rapid molecular Abbott ID Now test, which the airline claims delivers results in 20 minutes.
Those who test negative will be allowed to board the flight, and those who test positive will be isolated by clinicians and either refunded or rebooked at a later time, said United.
“It would be a requirement for everyone on board to have that negative test result prior to flight,” said McMilla
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habe ich am 01.11. meine Flüge für Dezember bei Air France stornieren können.
immerhin.