Any COVID updates for French Polynesia/Tahiti?
Aug 11, 2021, 9:28 pm
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Aug 11, 2021, 9:43 pm
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We're kinda doing the same thing. Wed to SFO, overnight, Thu afternoon UA 115 dep SFO 1:20 PM. I presume we can do the test Tuesday which is the day before we leave for SFO? Actually we may have to do it
Oh and the 72 h is from the Departure of the flight, not the landing correct? Which would be in a totally different time zone. What a nightmare. Even so, since we are also in Eastern, 72 h prior to 1:20 PM PT Thursday departure would mean no earlier than 4:20 PM ET Monday?
Oh and the 72 h is from the Departure of the flight, not the landing correct? Which would be in a totally different time zone. What a nightmare. Even so, since we are also in Eastern, 72 h prior to 1:20 PM PT Thursday departure would mean no earlier than 4:20 PM ET Monday?
Aug 12, 2021, 5:22 am
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Things quickly devolving. In addition to curfew, lockdowns in place now for Tahiti and Moorea on Sundays, with only "essential travel" allowed.
https://www.tntv.pf/tntvnews/polynes...ment-dimanche/
https://www.tntv.pf/tntvnews/polynes...ment-dimanche/
Even though at 1.9 km away, I guess I could walk it!
Aug 12, 2021, 7:49 am
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I think we'll just do the Antigen test. I believe it is accepted. That takes only 15 minutes for the results. Unless I am missing something.
Aug 12, 2021, 5:36 pm
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Things quickly devolving. In addition to curfew, lockdowns in place now for Tahiti and Moorea on Sundays, with only "essential travel" allowed.
https://www.tntv.pf/tntvnews/polynes...ment-dimanche/
https://www.tntv.pf/tntvnews/polynes...ment-dimanche/
Aug 12, 2021, 9:28 pm
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Aug 12, 2021, 9:31 pm
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YMMV depending on your origination city as the check-in counter may not be versed on what is allowed or not. RT-PCR is your safest bet. The only reason we choose to get the antigen test is we were flying out of LAX on Air Tahit Nui. The Air Tahiti Nui web-site listed antigen is accepted. Additionally I received an email from Air Tahiti Nui a week before departure with that information as well. Based on that we felt comfortable we would not be denied.
Aug 12, 2021, 9:48 pm
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YMMV depending on your origination city as the check-in counter may not be versed on what is allowed or not. RT-PCR is your safest bet. The only reason we choose to get the antigen test is we were flying out of LAX on Air Tahiti Nui. The Air Tahiti Nui web-site listed antigen is accepted. Additionally I received an email from Air Tahiti Nui a week before departure with that information as well. Based on that we felt comfortable we would not be denied.
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Aug 12, 2021, 10:31 pm
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RT-PCR seems to be the gold standard everywhere so this doesn't surprise me, but was frustrating since our Kiaser NAAT test is a type of PCR test (and the report even says so). But these aren't doctors or medical professionals, so they won't know all this info or how to digest it. RT-PCR or denied boarding was the final verdict.
Aug 12, 2021, 10:47 pm
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Our experience with United just last month out of SFO was that anything other than RT-PCR won't fly. And this was contrary to what everyone was saying, including the United call center, Kaiser, and timatic.
RT-PCR seems to be the gold standard everywhere so this doesn't surprise me, but was frustrating since our Kiaser NAAT test is a type of PCR test (and the report even says so). But these aren't doctors or medical professionals, so they won't know all this info or how to digest it. RT-PCR or denied boarding was the final verdict.
RT-PCR seems to be the gold standard everywhere so this doesn't surprise me, but was frustrating since our Kiaser NAAT test is a type of PCR test (and the report even says so). But these aren't doctors or medical professionals, so they won't know all this info or how to digest it. RT-PCR or denied boarding was the final verdict.
Aug 13, 2021, 12:46 am
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Our experience with United just last month out of SFO was that anything other than RT-PCR won't fly. And this was contrary to what everyone was saying, including the United call center, Kaiser, and timatic.
RT-PCR seems to be the gold standard everywhere so this doesn't surprise me, but was frustrating since our Kiaser NAAT test is a type of PCR test (and the report even says so). But these aren't doctors or medical professionals, so they won't know all this info or how to digest it. RT-PCR or denied boarding was the final verdict.
RT-PCR seems to be the gold standard everywhere so this doesn't surprise me, but was frustrating since our Kiaser NAAT test is a type of PCR test (and the report even says so). But these aren't doctors or medical professionals, so they won't know all this info or how to digest it. RT-PCR or denied boarding was the final verdict.
For people clearly choosing Antigen, then that's a different kind of test I agree, but I really hope this NAAT BS gets cleared up.
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Aug 13, 2021, 5:27 am
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The rumor of a border closure on Sunday appears to be a mistranslation of the weekly Sunday Tahiti/Moorea lockdown -- though officials have stated they may extended the lockdown if things worsen to other days of the week.
Aug 13, 2021, 9:56 am
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https://www.airtahiti.com/en/tickets...ble-changeable
Has anyone had any experience on cancelling domestic tickets (or passes) recently?
Are they really 100% refundable for the rest of 2021?
I would like to buy a pass, but I m not investing $1500+ if the borders close again.
Has anyone had any experience on cancelling domestic tickets (or passes) recently?
Are they really 100% refundable for the rest of 2021?
I would like to buy a pass, but I m not investing $1500+ if the borders close again.
Aug 13, 2021, 10:41 am
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https://www.airtahiti.com/en/tickets...ble-changeable
Has anyone had any experience on cancelling domestic tickets (or passes) recently?
Are they really 100% refundable for the rest of 2021?
I would like to buy a pass, but I m not investing $1500+ if the borders close again.
Has anyone had any experience on cancelling domestic tickets (or passes) recently?
Are they really 100% refundable for the rest of 2021?
I would like to buy a pass, but I m not investing $1500+ if the borders close again.