Dec 3, 2021, 7:22 am
Last edit by: l etoile
10 June 2022 - The Biden administration will on Sunday end a requirement that air travelers to the U.S. undergo Covid-19 tests before departure, according to federal officials.
The testing requirement is set to end June 12 at 12:01 a.m.
CDC Order and FAQ: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/testing-international-air-travelers.html
CDC Order updated 2 December 2021:
All air passengers 2 years or older with a flight departing to the US from a foreign country at or after 12:01am EST (5:01am GMT) on December 6, 2021, are required show a negative COVID-19 viral test result taken no more than 1 day before travel, or documentation of having recovered from COVID-19 in the past 90 days, before they board their flight.
What types of SARS-CoV-2 test are acceptable under the Order?
You must be tested with a viral test that could be either an antigen test or a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT). Examples of available NAATs for SARS-CoV-2 include but are not restricted to reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP), transcription-mediated amplification (TMA), nicking enzyme amplification reaction (NEAR), and helicase-dependent amplification (HDA). The test used must be authorized for use by the relevant national authority for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in the country where the test is administered. A viral test conducted for U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) personnel, including DOD contractors, dependents, and other U.S. government employees, and tested by a DOD laboratory located in a foreign country also meets the requirements of the Order.
eMed (Abbot BinaxNOW, one of the approved methods) Thread on Flyertalk: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/coronavirus-travel/2048940-issues-re-emed-abbot-binaxnow-navica-tests.html
The testing requirement is set to end June 12 at 12:01 a.m.
CDC Order and FAQ: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/testing-international-air-travelers.html
CDC Order updated 2 December 2021:
- If you plan to travel internationally, you will need to get a COVID-19 viral test (regardless of vaccination status or citizenship) no more than 1 day before you travel by air into the United States. You must show your negative result to the airline before you board your flight.
- If you recently recovered from COVID-19, you may instead travel with documentation of recovery from COVID-19 (i.e., your positive COVID-19 viral test result on a sample taken no more than 90 days before the flight’s departure from a foreign country and a letter from a licensed healthcare provider or a public health official stating that you were cleared to travel).
All air passengers 2 years or older with a flight departing to the US from a foreign country at or after 12:01am EST (5:01am GMT) on December 6, 2021, are required show a negative COVID-19 viral test result taken no more than 1 day before travel, or documentation of having recovered from COVID-19 in the past 90 days, before they board their flight.
What types of SARS-CoV-2 test are acceptable under the Order?
You must be tested with a viral test that could be either an antigen test or a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT). Examples of available NAATs for SARS-CoV-2 include but are not restricted to reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP), transcription-mediated amplification (TMA), nicking enzyme amplification reaction (NEAR), and helicase-dependent amplification (HDA). The test used must be authorized for use by the relevant national authority for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in the country where the test is administered. A viral test conducted for U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) personnel, including DOD contractors, dependents, and other U.S. government employees, and tested by a DOD laboratory located in a foreign country also meets the requirements of the Order.
eMed (Abbot BinaxNOW, one of the approved methods) Thread on Flyertalk: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/coronavirus-travel/2048940-issues-re-emed-abbot-binaxnow-navica-tests.html
US to require air travelers to provide a negative test within 1 day of departure
Apr 12, 2022, 9:24 am
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Apr 12, 2022, 2:46 pm
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good. bet airlines' check-in agents are tired of doing dirty works to keep up with CDC's onerous requirements. I can't remember where but CDC apparently are discussing about this policy. Hopefully they decide to follow some allied nations' abandonment on testing requirements.
Apr 12, 2022, 4:31 pm
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Ah, at this point, all things being equal, I’d prefer a carrier who at least appears less compliant over the ones brown nosing the CDC on cruise control. Of course, not suggesting what you or anyone else should do.
Apr 12, 2022, 4:58 pm
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A related data point: a friend traveled from Finland to the USA at the end of March (2022) and reports that AY did not aak for the covid test results. When my friend asked about it, the checkin agent said something along the lines of "well we just kind of trust you".
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Apr 12, 2022, 10:44 pm
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Apr 13, 2022, 6:28 am
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48 hours to go for an announcement on masks/testing? i doubt anything on the weekend or Good Friday (but still possible)
Apr 13, 2022, 6:53 am
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With Walensky being the final call I’m not holding my breath. But it would be a hilarious …to the cities that have started to bring back restrictions if travel ones did actually get dropped.
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Apr 13, 2022, 7:29 am
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With Good Friday and Easter, I'd think a Thursday afternoon announcement would be in the works if it gets extended - to try to keep it out of the news cycle (not likely). The closer it gets though to the 18th, one has to wonder (hope) if it doesn't quietly go away with no announcement.
Apr 13, 2022, 7:44 am
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The mandate that is due to expire is only on masks, IIRC.
Testing is here to stay, unfortunately, since that has no expiry date, unless they actively repeal it.
Testing is here to stay, unfortunately, since that has no expiry date, unless they actively repeal it.
Apr 13, 2022, 8:02 am
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True but if masks expire they would have a very hard time justifying keeping testing so I would think that would go to. Maybe not immediately but very soon after. All speculation but we’ll see by the end of the week.
Apr 13, 2022, 9:31 am
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Guess the testing requirement is extended too.
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Apr 13, 2022, 9:33 am
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Absolutely infuriating to the nth degree. I want to throw my computer at the wall. There was absolutely no rational reason to extend it last month, now they can't quit it.