Originally Posted by
KARFA
- transit is not exempt, so applies to everyone transiting including those not actually entering the UK (note for the PLF that remains not required for airside transits where you don't enter the UK)
Hang on... the FCO website is saying the following though:
Airside transit
Airside transit is when you do not pass through UK border control. You remain ‘airside’ before you leave the UK on your connecting journey.
If you transit airside, you do not need to take a COVID-19 test before you travel to England if you:
If you do not qualify as fully vaccinated or you have been in a red list country, you need to take a COVID-19 test in the 3 days before you travel to England.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavi...irside-transit
is this due to be changed?