Do I need to submit covid test for US-NRT-GUM on separated tickets
Jan 25, 2022, 6:03 pm
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Do I need to submit covid test for US-NRT-GUM on separated tickets
I guess I don't need test if it's one ticket, but how about separated tickets? Any experience?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Jan 25, 2022, 9:17 pm
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No, there is no requirements for a PCR test for transit. The airlines generally accept that separate tickets doss count as a transit. Be aware that check in and documentation that you are not heading to Japan will take longer time, and on line check-in is probably not available as the system will see you as ending your journey in Japan.
Jan 25, 2022, 9:32 pm
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I do not have experience with US-NRT-GUM on separate tickets, but I recently did LAX-NRT-GUM on United and all they wanted to see at LAX was my boarding pass for NRT-GUM.
I do have recent experience with GUM-NRT on United and then NRT-LAX both on SQ and NH. Both times I was only asked on Guam for my onward boarding pass. However both times in the NH lounge at NRT I was asked for my COVID test results. Most recently on 1/15/22 I flew SQ and the agent wanted to see my test results. I pushed back a bit and said I did not need a test as I never left the US. Eventually I gave up and showed her both a negative antigen test taken within 24 hours of departure and my vaccine card, even after also explaining that as a US citizen vaccination is not necessary.
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R. I would get a test. Enjoy not flying on United.
I do have recent experience with GUM-NRT on United and then NRT-LAX both on SQ and NH. Both times I was only asked on Guam for my onward boarding pass. However both times in the NH lounge at NRT I was asked for my COVID test results. Most recently on 1/15/22 I flew SQ and the agent wanted to see my test results. I pushed back a bit and said I did not need a test as I never left the US. Eventually I gave up and showed her both a negative antigen test taken within 24 hours of departure and my vaccine card, even after also explaining that as a US citizen vaccination is not necessary.
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R. I would get a test. Enjoy not flying on United.
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Jan 25, 2022, 9:57 pm
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No, there is no requirements for a PCR test for transit. The airlines generally accept that separate tickets doss count as a transit. Be aware that check in and documentation that you are not heading to Japan will take longer time, and on line check-in is probably not available as the system will see you as ending your journey in Japan.
No. That's why I tagged a nrt-gum after fly into nrt.
I do have recent experience with GUM-NRT on United and then NRT-LAX both on SQ and NH. Both times I was only asked on Guam for my onward boarding pass. However both times in the NH lounge at NRT I was asked for my COVID test results. Most recently on 1/15/22 I flew SQ and the agent wanted to see my test results. I pushed back a bit and said I did not need a test as I never left the US. Eventually I gave up and showed her both a negative antigen test taken within 24 hours of departure and my vaccine card, even after also explaining that as a US citizen vaccination is not necessary. TLR. I would get a test. Enjoy not flying on United.
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Jan 25, 2022, 10:34 pm
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I did check in on both NH and SQ prior to leaving Guam. I could not check in online fro GUM-NRT as they obviously wanted to see my onward itinerary. Good luck without the test, just expect the agents at NRT to have a difficult time without a test and it will take time for them to call a supervisor who also may not know the rules.
Jan 25, 2022, 11:02 pm
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I flew GUM-NRT on UA and NRT-SEA on JL.
No issues: no test needed, agents knew exactly how to handle sperate tickets/transit, and transfer at NRT was seamless, even with greeting and name sign on arrival (once again, on separate tickets!). Highly recommend transiting Tokyo, as usual.
No issues: no test needed, agents knew exactly how to handle sperate tickets/transit, and transfer at NRT was seamless, even with greeting and name sign on arrival (once again, on separate tickets!). Highly recommend transiting Tokyo, as usual.
Jan 26, 2022, 7:13 am
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I did check in on both NH and SQ prior to leaving Guam. I could not check in online fro GUM-NRT as they obviously wanted to see my onward itinerary. Good luck without the test, just expect the agents at NRT to have a difficult time without a test and it will take time for them to call a supervisor who also may not know the rules.
I flew GUM-NRT on UA and NRT-SEA on JL.
No issues: no test needed, agents knew exactly how to handle sperate tickets/transit, and transfer at NRT was seamless, even with greeting and name sign on arrival (once again, on separate tickets!). Highly recommend transiting Tokyo, as usual.
No issues: no test needed, agents knew exactly how to handle sperate tickets/transit, and transfer at NRT was seamless, even with greeting and name sign on arrival (once again, on separate tickets!). Highly recommend transiting Tokyo, as usual.
Jan 26, 2022, 7:40 am
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Technically the guideline is
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019...travelers.html
So you really should take a test regardless. The athome online proctoring version should be okay (~$25-40 emed&binaxnow or ongo+azova)
Actual federal order
https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/pdf/A...-02-2021-p.pdf
<There are some exemptions but don't seem they apply>
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,
So you really should take a test regardless. The athome online proctoring version should be okay (~$25-40 emed&binaxnow or ongo+azova)
Actual federal order
https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/pdf/A...-02-2021-p.pdf
Pursuant to this controlled free pratique, the airline or other aircraft operator must comply with the following conditions to receive permission for the aircraft to enter and disembark passengers within the United States: • Airline or other aircraft operator must confirm that every passenger onboard the aircraft has presented a negative result for a Qualifying Test or Documentation of Recovery
United States has the same definition as “United States” in 42 CFR 71.1(b), meaning “the 50 States, District of Columbia, and the territories (also known as possessions) of the United States, including American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.”
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Jan 26, 2022, 9:02 am
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Got it, forgot to ask, you mentioned NH lounge agent ask for your test result, what's their policy at this moment? I can't find anything on their website. Is test result mandatory or I can show proof of vaccine instead?
Thanks, great to know! Do you have any experience flying other way from US to GUM via NRT?
Thanks, great to know! Do you have any experience flying other way from US to GUM via NRT?
Jan 26, 2022, 9:18 am
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Technically the guideline is
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019...travelers.html
So you really should take a test regardless. The athome online proctoring version should be okay (~$25-40 emed&binaxnow or ongo+azova)
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019...travelers.html
So you really should take a test regardless. The athome online proctoring version should be okay (~$25-40 emed&binaxnow or ongo+azova)
I asked because @bloodyeyeballs said he in his post
However both times in the NH lounge at NRT I was asked for my COVID test results
Jan 26, 2022, 12:20 pm
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As you are going US-NRT-GUM, it is likely the United agents in NRT won't give you a problem. You do not mention if you are taking an international carrier, such as NH, JL, or SQ to NRT, of if you are on an American carrier, such as AA or DL. I would again suspect more difficulty with the international carriers for whom a routing to GUM is "outside the box."
Regarding the lounge entry, they never asked for vaccination proof or Covid results prior to entering the ANA lounge either coming or going. My most recent trip was two weeks ago.
Lastly, I would recommend getting a COVID test prior just to make sure you do not have COVID. You do not want to start getting sick enroute to NRT and have to deal with the Japanese agents perhaps trying to quarantine you. They do not check temperatures in NRT, but they still do at GUM airport as well as most of the hotels on Guam. Guam's current quarantine hotel is the Bayview which makes the place in Melbourne that Djokovic stayed look like the four seasons.
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Jan 26, 2022, 12:39 pm
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You guys need to understand that the number of passengers per day going through NRT to get to GUM is few and far between.
All of this is explicitly answered by the CDC here https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019...travelers.html
Does it matter what random agents you had in NRT were like? Maybe? Can they read the rules?
All of this is explicitly answered by the CDC here https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019...travelers.html
Are US territories considered foreign countries for the purposes of this Order?No, the requirement to present a negative result of a COVID-19 viral test or documentation recovery from COVID-19 does not apply to air passengers with flights from a US territory to a US state.
U.S. territories include American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
U.S. territories include American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
If I fly from a U.S. state or territory to another U.S. state or territory, but have to connect through a foreign country, am I still required to get a test?
If you booked an itinerary from a U.S. state or territory to another U.S. state or territory and the itinerary has you taking a connecting flight through a foreign country, CDC does not require that you be tested. An example of this situation is an itinerary booked between the Northern Mariana Islands (a U.S. territory) and the U.S. mainland via Japan.
However, some U.S. state and local governments and foreign governments may have their own testing requirements for air passengers arriving in their jurisdictions that may differ from U.S. federal requirements. Always check and follow recommendations or requirements related to travel to your destination in addition to U.S. federal requirements.
If you booked an itinerary from a U.S. state or territory to another U.S. state or territory and the itinerary has you taking a connecting flight through a foreign country, CDC does not require that you be tested. An example of this situation is an itinerary booked between the Northern Mariana Islands (a U.S. territory) and the U.S. mainland via Japan.
However, some U.S. state and local governments and foreign governments may have their own testing requirements for air passengers arriving in their jurisdictions that may differ from U.S. federal requirements. Always check and follow recommendations or requirements related to travel to your destination in addition to U.S. federal requirements.