Frequentflyer99

According to the uk.gov website it's the time of the certificate, although that looks a little odd. I think it unlikely that there would be an issue at the Spanish end if you are a couple of hours out (of course, you could always be unlucky), but you might have a problem when checking in. I have no idea how picky BA are being at the moment given the staff shortages and the number of people that they are dealing with, but they do seem to be the main gatekeepers now for all the testing.

A P Yu

A few August Malagas are currently being Zeroed

sunshinebob

Or selling out following Schapps's comments yesterday.

fdem

sorry I was under the impression that an antigen/lateral flow was accepted. Can someone confirm if this is the case.hope so at least you get the results almost immediately hence no 11th hour dramatics waiting for pcr test results back. I was lucky when I flew out to PMI mid June as island went to green just prior to our return and there was no need for any testing prior to entry to Spain.

A P Yu

Unlikey as some others are wide open. I think they've just realised that they dont need 5 on a sunday

BillyBleach

Antigen tests no longer accepted for UK citizens.

Fastest turnaround option is a LAMP test at the airport. £68 (with BA discount) via collisons. Results returned within 90-120mins

ENTP

… and can be closer to 60 mins. The nurse taking mine said to expect in c. 60 and it was indeed ready in 67 mins.

ratechaser

Is this an option at LCY?

sungod

I will need a LAMP test in a couple of weeks (fully vaccinated but in a trial, so it won't be accepted for entry by Spain at the moment), I'm based in central London and would like to do it the day before travel to add some safety margin (i.e. if the results don't turn up, get to LHR early and retest with Collinson at T5).

Presumably BA won't allow me to check-in without a test result, doing it at LHR on the day would mean arriving 2+ hours earlier then hanging around with a lot of luggage etc. for 1.5-2 hours until the result.

Can anyone recommend anywhere to get a 2-3 hour LAMP test in central London? I've searched but not found any so far. Fast PCR tests are 4x more expensive and I don't trust 'same day' PCR to be on time (bitter experience)

Otherwise I'll end up taking a round trip to O2 or LCY to do it!

Jet Ranger

AGP today was a total PITA.
Arrived exactly 2 hours before departure at check in - long lines. The Priority line seemed to be the longest by miles so I joined another.
Doc checks extremely slow. I think it took about 45 mins to get to the desk.
Security lines crazy long. Fortunately fast-pass was working ok, so only about 20 mins to get through security. About a 10 person line at the passport desk then to the B gates. I got to the gate 5 mins before boarding started, and I was one of 5 for a full A321…. Boarding back to front again.

Now on board. Should have left 10 mins ago. 1st officer came on and said that a lot of passengers stuck in the terminal, so a bit of a delay.

Anyway - just a warning for other AGP-LHR passengers. Be prepared for a slow process….

Frequentflyer99

I was on a half full flight from AGP last week. Check in effectively had no priority queue, and I queued there for exact,y 1 hr. Security was actually ok, but I queued 10 mins in the lounge for a coffee ! Passports had a longish slow moving queue of 30-40 people.

There are now 2 probs. If one person has a problem at check-in (and there are likely to be many more now) it will effectively bring a queue to a grinding halt. As all UK passports now have to be stamped in and out, the old habit of just waving people through if the lines get too long, no longer works. Every single passport has to be run through the machine before being stamped. Also, it is hard to see how the Spanish e-gates can ever be used for UK passports.

Joshm300

Hi all, travelling at 11.10am on Monday morning to Ibiza, with my LAMP booked in London City at 07.30am that morning. BA website now saying I need to upload the negative certificate before checking in. I was working on the assumption we'd be able to take the certificates that Collinson give us to the check in desk and do it the traditonal way. Is this going to be allowed or will I need to attempt to upload my certificate myself in the airport? Thanks

cameramaker

PMI have the e-gates open. Border officials have a stand set up after the e-gates to simply stamp UK passports.

Royalscot

Question we are flying Glasgow to Heathrow on the afternoon of 3rd Sept overnighting at LHR and travelling onto Valencia (still currently available to book) early the next morning. I presume that we have to have our negative Covid Test results for Check in at Glasgow, is that correct.

On the basis that is correct according to my research we have to have the test completed 3 days before arriving in Spain as such would having it done on Wednesday 1st Sept be acceptable to the Spanish Authorities?

Would using Qured be a good testing provider be a good choice?

WeLoveSpace

Ibiza have the same process

it took me 6 mins to get through Ibiza to the bus stop this morning.