By Reuters Staff
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MADRID, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Spanish airport operator Aena will lease out areas for COVID-19 testing clinics in 15 airports’ departure lounges, including in Madrid and Barcelona, the company said on Friday as it seeks to help facilitate travel in the pandemic era.
The diagnostic facilities will provide quick PCR, antigenic and serological tests to detect both active infections and the presence of COVID-19 antibodies, and will have isolation areas for travellers awaiting their results.
Aena will launch the service in airports with the highest volume of international flights, or serving Spain’s key tourism hubs, such as Malaga and Seville on the Costa del Sol, the Balearic Islands’ Mallorca, Ibiza and Menorca airports, as well as the Canary Islands’ four main airports.