BBC News - Coronavirus: UK tightens travel rules amid Omicron spread
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59534685
BBC are reporting that it could be either lateral flow or pcr before departure. If lateral flow is an option it would at least save a bit of money on testing.
Thanks for this. Yes, lateral flow would certainly help many as testing is so expensive. I will be in transit at LHR in 10 days and have no idea what applies to me as.gov uk doesnt specify.
If you leave the airport you need to be tested as per UK requirements. If you stay airside at the airport you don’t.
LHR is London Heathrow Airport. LON is airline shorthand for the London metropolitan area. (LTN for Luton airport, LGW for Gatwick, LCY for City, SOU for Southampton)
Lateral flow test seems sufficient for England according to this: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-t...lly-vaccinated
"From 4am, Tuesday 7 December you must also take a PCR or LFD COVID-19 test within the 2 days before you travel to England."
Would appreciate any suggestions from EFers for affordable PCR tests in Zurich and willing to travel to Germany for PCR tests for the whole family.
Switzerland rapid antigen test certificates are now issued with a "validity period" of 24 hours (it is encoded into the 2D QR code).
Whereas, the UK require that the test must have been taken up to 2 days before the date of entry.
Has anyone had any recent experience with entering the UK with a rapid antigen test that was more than 24 hours old?