Traveling Back to the UK from JFK

jnrwrighty

Hi All,

Just wondering if anyone knows about coming back to the UK from JFK, we are going to new york for 5 days on Friday and have our test ready for going to new York but unsure on the returning flight. the new rules say you don't have to-do a test before departing (just a Lat test on day two).

I'm just worried we will go to the airport without a test  and they asking me for proof of negative test and have to pay airport prices.

Thanks 

Caz3121

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-to-england-from-another-country-during-coronavirus-covid-19

onashoestring

The U.K. rules for fully vaccinated arrivals are that before you return , you will need to book a test to take when you get back and complete your passenger locator form with this booking reference and have your proof of vaccination ( either upload ) or ready to show on check in and on arrival in U.K.

The airline may have additional rules so you need to check that too.

If you are not fully vaccinated or not able to prove you are fully vaccinated you will need a negative pre- departure test. 

jimi_man

You don't need a pre departure test any more to come back to the UK, just a LFT for your Day 2. 

onashoestring

jimi_man said:

You don't need a pre departure test any more to come back to the UK, just a LFT for your Day 2. 

…if you’re fully vaccinated.

Sandtree

jnrwrighty said:

I'm just worried we will go to the airport without a test  and they asking me for proof of negative test and have to pay airport prices.

Always a risk that the agent will get it wrong but my experience with Covid and airports is that they aren't profiteering anywhere near as much as normal on this type of thing. Have done latflo tests at an airport twice now and it was cheaper than most of the "video link/take it with you" type ones the UK is selling... ok they were more expensive than the cheapest ones in the town but probably not more than the average.

As long as you have time you'll can pay it and then attempt to reclaim from the airline after. BA/AA these days are using VeriFly and within a few hours of the change being announced the app greyed out the need for a pre-departure test after uploading my double jabbed proof (which it successfully read automatically in seconds - there are stories of it taking 36 hours plus).

Think the risk is fairly low unless you are flying on the day of a change etc