This story is from June 29, 2020

Lufthansa offers fast PCR corona tests at Frankfurt and Munich hubs to avoid self-quarantine in Germany

Lufthansa passengers can now get tested for Covid-19 at Frankfurt and Munich airports. A negative result will help them skip self-quarantine in countries that accept a certified PCR test, including Germany and Austria.
Lufthansa offers fast PCR corona tests at Frankfurt and Munich hubs to avoid self-quarantine in Germany
NEW DELHI: Lufthansa passengers can now get tested for Covid-19 at Frankfurt and Munich airports. A negative result will help them skip self-quarantine in countries that accept a certified PCR test, including Germany and Austria.
“These test centres offer our customers the opportunity to avoid being quarantined, when arriving in Germany and Austria, with a negative corona test in their hand.
Results are usually available within four to five hours after testing and are linked to the customer’s flight ticket. This also makes it easier for them to travel safely to other countries worldwide that accept a certified PCR corona test as well to avoid quarantine,” said Björn Becker, Lufthansa Group’s senior director of product management ground and digital services.
For all its international flights, Lufthansa has recommended that customers should always proactively inform themselves about the current entry and quarantine regulations of their destinations. Customers arriving in Germany and Austria are currently subject to a 14-day-quarantine if their travel originates from certain countries. Alternatively, they can provide evidence of a negative PCR corona test.
The airline said starting Monday (June 29), Lufthansa customers can decide if they want to be tested for the SARS-CoV-2 virus before departing from or after arriving at Frankfurt airport. It has opened a special facility, offering customers PCR (polymerase chain reaction) corona tests with partner Centogene that require a throat swab and are certified by the relevant health authorities of Lufthansa’s main markets, including those of Germany and Austria. Another PCR corona test facility has also opened in Munich, where Lufthansa partners with Munich Airport and its medical centre MediCare.
“Customers in Frankfurt are required to register for the test in advance either online (www.centogene.com/corona) or directly at the test center. Each tested person will receive the result via an app link. To ensure a smooth process, it is recommended to have the PCR corona test conducted one day before the departure from Frankfurt airport or right after arrival. Centogene is evaluating up to 380 tests per hour in a certified laboratory at the airport. This testing facility is open from Monday to Friday between 9 am and 7 pm and on Saturdays and Sundays between 9 am and 5 pm,” the airline said in a statement.
“In Munich, Lufthansa is also offering PCR-corona tests in cooperation with the local airport clinic MediCare in Terminal 1. Passengers should request the tests also in advance in order to avoid any waiting time at the test center (email: notfallambulanz@munich-airport.de). The result of each test are available only after 3 to 4 hours later,” it added.
End of Article
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA