MSP-AMS flight and testing
 

Planning on a trip in 5 weeks to AMS from MSP. I know they require a PCR test 3 days before and a rapid antigen 4 hours before departure. The PCR we can get, but how do we get the rapid antigen test? We can run to a CVS 4 hours before and get the results, would that work? Or is there testing at MSP. Appreciate any help! Or should we fly to CDG and transfer there?

Looks like you are in luck and DL has you covered.
https://thriftytraveler.com/news/air...g-minneapolis/

DL will have the antigen test available at the MSP airport.

Some background on the pilot program at MSP for passenger testing prior to flight departure to AMS was presented by Delta to the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) full commission meeting on Feb 16. The non-agenda Delta presentation starts at 19 minute 30 seconds into the 2+ hour commission meeting recording. Apparently the testing program currently being offered at MSP for AMS-bound passengers is being operated by Delta for the first 30 days. After the initial 30 day pilot program, responsibility for operating the program will transition to MAC - the transition to MAC operation is expected to take place in early March. One acronym mentioned during the presentation that might not be familiar to the FT audience - MDH - which simply stands for Minnesota Department of Health.

https://metroairports.granicus.com/M...1&clip_id=2013

Just hope that you don't get a false positive test result.

This scenario was also discussed at the MAC meeting.

False negatives are much more likely than false positives with the rapid tests.

Is it a saliva test or nasal swab? The saliva tests are increasingly available around MN. MDH seems to be encouraging them because the professionals running the show are convinced that people are more likely to do the saliva test, including the ones that are done at home via zoom and returned by UPS. Vault Health (IIRC based in Boston but with a presence here), which is also running a chunk of our vaccination program, is the lab and they established laboratory testing facilities for COVID-19 in a suburb near Minneapolis to increase the state's testing capacity. However, I've always assumed that the saliva tests were PCR, not antigen.

Last time I was in the F/G SkyClub, there was a new sign telling pax traveling to AMS to present immediately to Gate # (I don’t remember which gate number it was) to get tested.

Update: The testing center is at G18

i understand the rapid antigen test is a requirement if transiting via ams....but what about cdg????i have a jfk-del flight via ams next month but have the option to change that to transit via cdg instead if i can avoid the rapid antigen test....

Apparently from 3 March on there will be adjustments to the travel test policy. At this moment it seems to be published only in dutch on the NL goverment site.
Nederlands -> English google translation comes up with:

Adjustments to Travel Test Policy
NAAT tests

More corona tests will be allowed from 3 March. Now there is the PCR test. This is a so-called NAAT test. In addition to the PCR test, there are more NAAT tests. All NAAT tests are allowed from 3 March. So also the tests under the names mPOCT, NAAT, or RT PCR, LAMP and TMA. The PCR test obligation then becomes the NAAT test obligation.

Negative COVID-19 test results and declaration required upon departure to the Netherlands
At the moment, as a traveler from a high-risk area due to corona, you must show 2 negative test results when traveling to the Netherlands. From 3 March this may also be one negative NAAT test of a maximum of 12 hours old when boarding.

How far in advance should I take a test?
At the moment, when boarding the vehicle, you must be in possession of a negative rapid test of no more than 4 hours old and a negative NAAT (PCR) test that is no more than 72 hours old upon arrival in the Netherlands.
As of 3 March, a rapid test will no longer be necessary if you have a negative NAAT test of no more than 12 hours old with you when boarding.

A number of exceptions will be made as of 3 March for long-term positive travelers
Some people continue to test positive after going through corona. Even if all symptoms have already disappeared and someone is no longer contagious. The following applies to these people from 3 March.

If you have had corona and are therefore unable to provide a negative NAAT test result, you may still travel if you can show the following documents:
Positive NAAT test result from a minimum of 2 to a maximum of 8 weeks old;
Positive NAAT test result of max. 72 hours old upon arrival in the Netherlands;
Negative rapid test result before departure.
In case of a permanently positive result on the rapid test, you may travel to the Netherlands if you can show the following:
Positive NAAT test result from a minimum of 2 to a maximum of 8 weeks old;
Positive NAAT test result test result of max. 72 hours old upon arrival in the Netherlands;
Doctor's statement that a traveler is no longer contagious up to 72 hours old when boarding.

Source (Nederlands):
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwe...n-coronaregels