Originally Posted by
Foxxster
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uk now charges for covid tests, I wonder if that will happen here. 200 pounds per person is for two quick tests required if fully vaccinated. So for a family of four that’s 800 pounds or 1,600 dollars. And if you test positive despite being vaccinated, two weeks quarantine.
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Somewhat less expensive than £200 according to
this recent reporting.
A couple of excerpts:
Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester and Stansted Airports
The leading airport Covid-19 testing provider has announced it will drop the price of its PCR and antigen tests.
Collinson, which offers onsite testing at Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, City, Manchester, East Midland and Stansted airports, will cut PCR and lateral flow antigen test prices to £66 and £32 respectively from 17 May.
The provider has also announced it will be rolling out same-day result Lamp tests across the UK’s airports.
These can be used by travellers returning from amber countries in order to leave quarantine early on day five (providing the result is negative)
Here’s the full price list:
- PCR Fit to Fly: £66
- Lateral Flow (Antigen) Fit to Fly: £32
- LAMP Fit to Fly: £68
- Antibody Fit to Fly: £32
- Green Arrivals PCR: £66
- Amber Arrivals PCR: £132
- Same Day Test to Release: £76
British Airways
British Airways is offering discounted rates with government-approved Covid-19 testing providers with prices starting from £39.
Options available include:
- Test before you fly (evidence of a negative Covid-19 test at your departure airport)
- Arrivals testing (on arrival in the UK for quarantine tests on days two and eight)
- Test to Release (reducing your time in self-isolation by paying for a Covid-19 test as part of the Government’s ‘Test to Release’ scheme)
Test providers include Qured, Randox, Halo, Medicspot and LetsGetChecked.
Tests can be done at home, at testing centres and selected major UK airports.
Passengers travelling on selected routes can also upload their Covid-19 test results to an app called VeriFLY to certify their test certificates.