Originally Posted by
ISTFlyer
Assuming that you are heading from Turkey, unless you are an UK citizen and Turkey is still on the red list of the UK, you wouldn't be able to board a flight from Turkey to the UK.
However, if Turkey is on the green or amber list of UK, an antigen test would be accepted, however, the rapid do-at-home Abbott COVID test might not be accepted. If you're going to take an antigen test, do take it at a lab.
Ok, thank you. So an antigen test in IST would suffice for my IST-ORD-ORD, once flights open up again. Hoping end of July. Results are faster and would not require me to be at the airport 6 hours early! And less painful!