If I want to plan a trip from Spain to the United Kingdom, from this Sunday, RT-PCR “fit to fly” is once again compulsory. On November 28, 2021, Prime Minister Boris Johson, has communicated that they no longer accept antigen tests as a Covid test necessary to travel.
Faced with the new variant of the coronavirus, Ómicrom, the United Kingdom has established that all the people who arrive in its territory, must have a negative result of a “fit to fly” RT-PCR test, carried out MAXIMUM 48 HOURS before my trip. This result must be validated by an accredited laboratory.
The Guardian news in their article Compulsory Covid PCR tests for arrivals to the UK is ‘huge blow’ to travel industry tell us “the added cost of testing for all arrivals will have an impact on customer demand for holidays, adding pressure to an industry that has been among the “hardest hit” during the pandemic”
Also, the BBC news tell us in their article Covid: Travel and mask rules tightened over Omicron variant that “We need to slow down the spread of this variant here in the UK, because measures at the border can only ever minimise and delay the arrival of a new variant rather than stop it all together.”
Where can I do my RT-PCR fit to fly test in Spain?
At medmesafe, we provide you with all the necessary advice for your test: results in less than 24 hours, official and accredited laboratories throughout Spain, along with customer service (even on weekends) in Spanish, English, and French.
Some of our main locations:
- RT-PCR fit to fly Valencia
- RT-PCR fit to fly Madrid
- RT-PCR fit to fly Barcelona
- RT-PCR fit to fly Santander
- RT-PCR fit to fly Gran Canaria
- RT-PCR fit to fly Granada
- RT-PCR fit to fly Sevilla
- RT-PCR fit to fly Lanzarote
- RT-PCR fit to fly Málaga
- RT-PCR fit to fly Alicante
- RT-PCR fit to fly rest of Spain, more than 100 locations.
All our centers are located 5 or 10 minutes away from very important tourist areas in each city, with the best experience that can be provided to customers, with all the uncertainty and stress that this test generates.
Medmesafe users get a special price for buying through the web, you just have to complete the payment and registration of your RT-PCR test “fit to fly”, so that the system will give you the necessary voucher with all the contact information of the laboratory of your choice.
Diveana Rodriguez
Content Marketing Specialist for websites and social networks +10 years experience in creative writing for different fields AIESEC Alumni Bachelor of Social Communication with specialization in Marketing and Corporate Communications (UCAB)