Nope. As of Monday engineers have to comply with entry requirements as per the travelling public. Which includes getting a negative pcr or lamp test before arrival. Even though they are on the gendec and have been with the rest of the crew the whole trip. They are not considered to be 'crew'.
Bonkers.
But then this is nothing particularly new. Flying spanners haven't been considered crew for a while. On return to the UK they aren't allowed to exit with the crew, instead having to take the same immigration channels as the passengers.
Last edited by Yeehaw22; 21st Jan 2021 at 10:23.