COVID fit to fly

[3offTheTee]

We have booked a holiday in The Canaries from 4/12/20 and at the weekend they brought in a rule that a certificate was required that we were COVID free The cost is around £120 which is not a problem.

Has anybody had any experience and which are the best companies please?

Many thanks

 

[Blue in Munich]

No experience but Boots are apparently doing it, results in 12 minutes and you do it the day before according to Mrs. BiM.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

We had 12 guys that went ot Cyprus a few weeks back and needed a certificate dated no more than 72 hours before the flight time. Think it cost them around £120-150 each to organise

 

[Green Man]

I wouldn’t bother paying. You won’t be going on holiday. No chance this lockdown will end as scheduled

 

[Rooter]

I wouldn’t bother paying. You won’t be going on holiday. No chance this lockdown will end as scheduled

That's the spirit!!

 

[GB72]

We have booked a holiday in The Canaries from 4/12/20 and at the weekend they brought in a rule that a certificate was required that we were COVID free The cost is around £120 which is not a problem.

Has anybody had any experience and which are the best companies please?

Many thanks

From following a few travel groups of facebook, worth checking if it needs to be a certain type of test and whether it needs to say that on the certificate. Some places also now not accepting tests carried out at home. For some countries the NHS test is not acceptable as there is not enough detail in the results confirmation to pass their requirements.

 

[3offTheTee]

From following a few travel groups of facebook, worth checking if it needs to be a certain type of test and whether it needs to say that on the certificate. Some places also now not accepting tests carried out at home. For some countries the NHS test is not acceptable as there is not enough detail in the results confirmation to pass their requirements.

Cheers GB. Think all that is required for Canaries is a cert that a test has been carried out

 

[3offTheTee]

I wouldn’t bother paying. You won’t be going on holiday. No chance this lockdown will end as scheduled

Make my day!!

 

[3offTheTee]

No experience but Boots are apparently doing it, results in 12 minutes and you do it the day before according to Mrs. BiM.

Cheers Bud, will give Boots a ring

 

[Blue in Munich]

Cheers Bud, will give Boots a ring

You're welcome, hope you get away.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Cheers Bud, will give Boots a ring

Hmm, link currently saying 12 minute test not available...

https://www.boots.com/health-pharmacy-advice/covid-19-testing/covid-19-testing-service

 

[3offTheTee]

Hmm, link currently saying 12 minute test not available...

https://www.boots.com/health-pharmacy-advice/covid-19-testing/covid-19-testing-service

YeS Phoned Head Office plus various Stores but worth a try. Early days at moment.

incidentally there was a hospital in South Tenerife charging €60 plus a hospital where I had to go with Mrs 3OTT 2years ago are charging €225 a test. They are robbers as we were charged €695 when nothing was wrong

 

[Ethan]

I wouldn’t bother paying. You won’t be going on holiday. No chance this lockdown will end as scheduled

The OP is from Cumbria. Hmm, I wouldn't be confident that an extension for the northern part of the country wouldn't happen, and I assume insurance would not cover the trip. They will move regions back into tiers and I bet a tier 4, remarkably like the lockdown, will be introduced and applied to anywhere that a significant number of cases are happening.