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Old Dec 6, 2021, 8:41 am
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Originally Posted by Joshm300
Asking for some people in our hotel in BGI at the moment. Is our understanding that the new testing rule apply to people arriving in the U.K. tomorrow morning after 4am, or does it apply to flights departing to the U.K. after 4am tomorrow?

So, if I was to fly back from the Caribbean tonight and land at 5.30am tomorrow morning, do I need a test or does it only kick in for people flying tomorrow onwards?
in the end its what the check in agents accept to let you get on the plane and border force in the uk. When I asked BA twitter they basically absolved themselves of giving a definitive answer and just referred to the government advice which contradicts itself in several places.
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