Covid19: Tests and health forms - flying LH back to USA
Jul 20, 2021, 2:24 am
#16
Join Date: Jun 2021
Programs: Mileage Plus 1K, AAdvantage Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Platinum
Posts: 298
Great! It seems in Frankfurt the authorities are very familiar with this test by now. The issue is when there is a Lufthansa connecting flight from another part of the EU to Frankfurt. The traveler has to be prepared to connect the dots for the agent. I wish CDC in their guidance would list the names of authorized home tests, or that eMed would update their certificate to include some CDC verbiage.
Jul 20, 2021, 2:11 pm
#17
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: 4éme
Posts: 12,046
Great! It seems in Frankfurt the authorities are very familiar with this test by now. The issue is when there is a Lufthansa connecting flight from another part of the EU to Frankfurt. The traveler has to be prepared to connect the dots for the agent. I wish CDC in their guidance would list the names of authorized home tests, or that eMed would update their certificate to include some CDC verbiage.
Jul 20, 2021, 5:03 pm
#18
Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 1,282
Sorry if this sounds a little paranoid, but has anybody flown either Austrian Airlines or Turkish Airlines into the US, and used the BinaxNow test results? I'm having trouble contacting Austrian Airlines & Turkish Airlines basically says to make sure the test meets the US requirements. Thanks
Did the test on Monday for a mid-morning Wednesday flight.
Jul 29, 2021, 1:06 am
#19
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: San Francisco
Programs: 1K 2.2MM
Posts: 2,352
2 paper copies of health attestation for USA?
Hello all...transfered fine from sfo, fra, cdg with just vaccine card.
Now going back LH email says i need (in addition to digital covid test result) to have two PRINTED and signed copies if health attestation before departing. Can anyone confirm this is needed before I run out to look for a print shop?
Also LH also suggests their digital travel app to streamline check-in. Any experiences if this is worth using?
Thank you
Now going back LH email says i need (in addition to digital covid test result) to have two PRINTED and signed copies if health attestation before departing. Can anyone confirm this is needed before I run out to look for a print shop?
Also LH also suggests their digital travel app to streamline check-in. Any experiences if this is worth using?
Thank you
Jul 29, 2021, 3:13 am
#20
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Programs: TK Elite Plus,BAEC GGL,ITA Executive, AFKL Gold,QR Gold,HH Diamond,Bonvoy Gold,ALL Gold
Posts: 14,186
I have flown to the USA with Lufthansa multiple times during the pandemic and I was always handed an empty form of the Attestation Form at check-in so that I could fill it out.
YMMV but sometimes they collect it at FRA and sometimes they do not.
YMMV but sometimes they collect it at FRA and sometimes they do not.
Jul 29, 2021, 3:13 am
#21
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,225
https://lufthansa.travel-regulations...h-enabled=true
LH has this rule, which seems to be imposed on them, so better have the form handy to show.
LH has this rule, which seems to be imposed on them, so better have the form handy to show.
Jul 29, 2021, 6:46 am
#24
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: San Francisco
Programs: 1K 2.2MM
Posts: 2,352
I have the antigen on digital format. Was that not accepted? Were you traveling back to USA or transferring in FRA after arriving?
Jul 29, 2021, 7:10 am
#25
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: San Francisco
Programs: 1K 2.2MM
Posts: 2,352
Thanks istflyer. Did you need a print out of your antigen test like another poster here mentioned?
Jul 29, 2021, 11:52 am
#26
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Programs: TK Elite Plus,BAEC GGL,ITA Executive, AFKL Gold,QR Gold,HH Diamond,Bonvoy Gold,ALL Gold
Posts: 14,186
Jul 29, 2021, 12:42 pm
#27
Join Date: Sep 2015
Programs: Delta Gold, Marriot Gold
Posts: 371
Jul 29, 2021, 12:56 pm
#28
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: MIA beach
Posts: 162
No transit, just FRA - MIA on LH. I didn’t try to use a digital copy since I had paper copies with me. Checkpoint was past security just before Z gates. Insane lines for economy, there’s a first and business line to the right but not easy to identify when you approach, took us 3 minutes to clear there, maybe two pax before us.
Jul 30, 2021, 5:00 pm
#29
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Pacific Northwest
Programs: UA Gold 1MM, AS 75k, AA Plat, Bonvoyed Gold, Honors Dia, Hyatt Explorer, IHG Plat, ...
Posts: 16,878
I haven’t flown LH to the US, but AA offered me to fill out the attestation online (which failed for some reason) and so they just gave me a form at the checkin counter to read, fill out, and sign. The agent there kept it.
