Rapid outbound COVID-19 testing for passengers has been launched at London's Heathrow Airport, designed to return results in an hour, in an effort to re-open restricted routes and boost traffic for airlines. Travel industry has largely welcomed this, who has been calling for a rapid and cost-effective testing on departure regime at airports around the world for several months now, so this is a step in the right direction. The tests were launched on Tuesday in conjunction with the airport, IAG's British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Cathay Pacific, initially for flights to Hong Kong, where incoming passengers must be able to show proof of a negative test. Many countries currently require passengers to provide evidence of a negative COVID test prior to departure, but allow for test...
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