Emirates COVID test and other questions
Aug 6, 2021, 11:25 am
#694
Used to be 'rockferd'
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: SEA
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Posts: 254
Does anyone have any experience flying out of Morocco? I've received conflicting information. As a PCR is needed to Transit, we are flying CMN-DXB-USA w/ Emirates. However we were flying into Morocco from Italy the day before our emirates flight. Can we get the PCR done in Italy before flying to Morocco? As long as it's at one of Emirates approved testing sites? Obviously the PCR is more than what we need for US Entry, but is required by Emirates for transit & won't be in Morocco for more than 24 hours, which makes getting a PCR in Morocco more difficult
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
Aug 7, 2021, 4:15 pm
#695
Join Date: Aug 2021
Posts: 3
I apologize if this has been asked and answered but looking back I could not find a concise answer and honestly I am just confused.
Does Emirates accept RT-PCR testing or does it specifically have to be a PCR?
I can’t find a simple explanation of how a RT-PCR and PCR test differ, if in fact they do.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Does Emirates accept RT-PCR testing or does it specifically have to be a PCR?
I can’t find a simple explanation of how a RT-PCR and PCR test differ, if in fact they do.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Aug 7, 2021, 5:45 pm
#696
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Mexico City
Programs: Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Gold, Marriot Gold, IHG Silver, Choice Platinum, Wyndham Gold
Posts: 3,847
I apologize if this has been asked and answered but looking back I could not find a concise answer and honestly I am just confused.
Does Emirates accept RT-PCR testing or does it specifically have to be a PCR?
I can’t find a simple explanation of how a RT-PCR and PCR test differ, if in fact they do.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Does Emirates accept RT-PCR testing or does it specifically have to be a PCR?
I can’t find a simple explanation of how a RT-PCR and PCR test differ, if in fact they do.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Aug 7, 2021, 6:04 pm
#698
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Mexico City
Programs: Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Gold, Marriot Gold, IHG Silver, Choice Platinum, Wyndham Gold
Posts: 3,847
Just to make certain, you do need a RT-PCR test. People call it PCR and there is an actual PCR test, but that's not the one approved by WHO for testing Covid. Just ask for a RT-PCR test and don't shorten it.
Here's some information below:
https://discoverygenomics.com/2952/rtpcrtest/
Here's some information below:
https://discoverygenomics.com/2952/rtpcrtest/
Aug 8, 2021, 6:30 am
#700
Join Date: Aug 2021
Posts: 1
Random PCR - DXB
Hi all, I'm reading on the EK website that some passengers maybe subject to a random PCR on arrival (regardless of what country they are coming from) and they need to quarantine until the result is back. I'm coming from a country where only the pre-departure PCR is mandatory and no further tests are required in DXB, but this "random" test could still apply.
Anyone had any experience of this random PCR test and can say how random is random? (one/10/100 passenger each flight or could be none)
Thank you
C.
Anyone had any experience of this random PCR test and can say how random is random? (one/10/100 passenger each flight or could be none)
Thank you
C.
Aug 8, 2021, 3:26 pm
#701
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 879
Does anyone have any experience flying out of Morocco? I've received conflicting information. As a PCR is needed to Transit, we are flying CMN-DXB-USA w/ Emirates. However we were flying into Morocco from Italy the day before our emirates flight. Can we get the PCR done in Italy before flying to Morocco? As long as it's at one of Emirates approved testing sites? Obviously the PCR is more than what we need for US Entry, but is required by Emirates for transit & won't be in Morocco for more than 24 hours, which makes getting a PCR in Morocco more difficult
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
Aug 10, 2021, 12:35 pm
#702
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: MIL,LHR
Programs: *A, OW, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 374
Anyone use their chauffeur ride to go for a pcr drive thru test?
Need to pop over to festival city during a 9 hour stop over (chauffeur bookable) and really tempted to get the driver to do a round trip. Weird but can't see it being totally unreasonable compared to UAE wide coverage they offer.
Need to pop over to festival city during a 9 hour stop over (chauffeur bookable) and really tempted to get the driver to do a round trip. Weird but can't see it being totally unreasonable compared to UAE wide coverage they offer.
Aug 10, 2021, 2:46 pm
#703
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 844
You can get same day PCR tests in Morocco, it does need to be valid at the time of departing. Depending on the time you fly into Casablanca, you can possibly get a same day test if you land in the morning. Otherwise I would pick somewhere accepted in Italy by Emirates and use that for boading. If questioned, I would just show the boading card into Morocco at checkin to show you are transiting in Morocco.
I took PCR test in Morocco, results came in 6 hours
Aug 19, 2021, 11:34 pm
#704
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Canada
Posts: 108
Similar to the question above, if flying BRU - IST - DXB - YYZ
Based on https://www.emirates.com/uk/english/...ents/tourists/
IST is on the list of countries that require a PCR test prior to transiting DXB. If i'm only in IST for an hour and a half. Would the RT-PCR test I take at BRU suffice for both DXB and YYZ as both would be within the 72 hour window? or does the test HAVE to be from Istanbul? I wasn't sure if the time duration of the test (72 hours) satisfies the requirement or if the location the test is taken is required as well.
Based on https://www.emirates.com/uk/english/...ents/tourists/
IST is on the list of countries that require a PCR test prior to transiting DXB. If i'm only in IST for an hour and a half. Would the RT-PCR test I take at BRU suffice for both DXB and YYZ as both would be within the 72 hour window? or does the test HAVE to be from Istanbul? I wasn't sure if the time duration of the test (72 hours) satisfies the requirement or if the location the test is taken is required as well.
Aug 20, 2021, 12:51 am
#705
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 879
Similar to the question above, if flying BRU - IST - DXB - YYZ
Based on https://www.emirates.com/uk/english/...ents/tourists/
IST is on the list of countries that require a PCR test prior to transiting DXB. If i'm only in IST for an hour and a half. Would the RT-PCR test I take at BRU suffice for both DXB and YYZ as both would be within the 72 hour window? or does the test HAVE to be from Istanbul? I wasn't sure if the time duration of the test (72 hours) satisfies the requirement or if the location the test is taken is required as well.
Based on https://www.emirates.com/uk/english/...ents/tourists/
IST is on the list of countries that require a PCR test prior to transiting DXB. If i'm only in IST for an hour and a half. Would the RT-PCR test I take at BRU suffice for both DXB and YYZ as both would be within the 72 hour window? or does the test HAVE to be from Istanbul? I wasn't sure if the time duration of the test (72 hours) satisfies the requirement or if the location the test is taken is required as well.