BA partnership with Randox Health: Covid PCR Tests £60
 

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Here’s the link to Randox to purchase the tests.

https://www.randoxhealth.com/

Here’s the link to BA website (U.K.) for more info on the different tests including discounts and links.

https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb.../covid19-tests

Great news, it's time this overpriced racket had some decent pricing

So, Qured pre-departure test is £33; this one is £60, all in all below £100. Not bad at all assuming one test is all it is to be done.

Can’t fault BA for trying.

Agreed. I'm impressed by their efforts regarding testing. They've created cheaper solutions while nobody else in the UK has, to my knowledge!

Am I missing something? It was reported today that Randox are reducing their prices from £100 to £60 so a 50% discount means they should be £30 but the Randox website in the link on BA.com shows £120 before any discount.

I was a bit confused as well about the pricing as the Randox advertises the price at £60. BA are saying that applying the code will give the 50% discount, so does mean £30? But the BA social media post says £60!

hmmm...what’s the deal here? I haven’t followed testing and costs closely as it’s a lot to keep up with and I don’t really need to until I fly again hopefully sometime this decade!

Paging KARFA :)

I think I've worked it out. They're £120 but anyone flying can get one for £60 by using the discount code supplied by the airline. It isn't BA specific. I haven't seen a list but Randox say 'our partner airlines'.

Now all I'm confused about is where the BBC and others got the £100 price from but that's unimportant!

In the BBC’s defence, they did make it clear in the story that the discounted price was specifically and only for travellers using a discount code provided by their airline.

Hopefully this is the beginning of the race to the bottom for PCR prices.

The £60 cost excludes the cost of returning the sample. You need to arrange this yourself to one their centres or drop boxes or via a courier to their lab. Processing does not begin to the following day.
Depending on where you live, the process could be tricky. You get what you pay for I guess.

Right now I’d pay double that to get away.

Is this just for the day 2 test when returning from a green country or does it have other uses? Thanks

It can be used for outbound travel too I think, France is a country which comes to mind requiring a PCR test before entering.

I just went on their website: the upfront price was £175, but when the BA coupon was applied (D2D8), it came down to £120. Which is in effect £60/kit. I think I will purchase, but I am scared by the general horror stories I read about late delivery and late results. We are travelling to UK because my 97 year old mother in law in sadly on her way out: and any delay in getting out of quarantine is going to hurt my wife badly. I really don't know how to choose a reliable provider - price isn't the sole criteria