Jet2, easyjet, Ryanair, TUI updates: Foreign travel plan leaves airport chiefs hugely disappointed
It s unlikely non-essential foreign travel will resume before May 17 at the earliest
You can’t leave the country without a ‘valid reason’ (Image: Hollie Adams/Getty Images)
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Foreign travel plan leaves airport chiefs hugely disappointed despite jab rollout
Manchester Airports Group said proposed Government framework includes no provision for a return to restriction-free travel
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21 January 2021
All passengers flying Singapore Airlines outbound from Singapore and Indonesia (bound for Singapore) will be able to book pre-departure polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and serology tests as part of a trial service.
The scheme will be operated in partnership with Collinson.
The medical services provider will lead and manage the process; and subject to success, the programme is expected to be expanded to include more cities in the SIA and SilkAir network.
This is the first time that Singapore Airlines has offered pre-departure testing services with a global partner to its passengers.
The newly developed and secure portal, seamlessly accessible via Singapore Airlines’ flight booking platforms, will enable customers to request an appointment for a pre-departure test with their preferred in-city clinic from a given list of testing facilities.
Friday, 8 January 2021 11:31
All passengers arriving from countries not on the governmentâs travel corridor list will still be required to self-isolate for 10 days, regardless of the test result. Source: DfT.
UK airports have reacted after the government announced that travellers to England from international destinations are now required to present a negative Covid-19 test before departure.
Inbound passengers arriving by boat, plane or train will be required to take the test up to 72 hours before travelling to help combat the spread of the new mutant strain of the virus, said Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.
All passengers arriving from countries not on the travel corridor list will have to self-isolate for 10 days, irrespective of the test result, fill out a passenger locator form and adhere to