Seven Greek islands added to England quarantine list

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• Ian says:

  7 Sep7 September 19:45

  Off topic but I wonder if anyone can help?

  My brother and sister in law are visiting the UK from Australia. But they are hoping to return. They have already been refused permission to board once on a pre-booked flight with Qatar as the Australian govt limited entry to the country on that date and they did not make the cut. They have rebooked with Etihad for Tuesday 29 September but have an additional problem.

  They now require a PAPER certificate to say they are Covid free. The test must be taken 72 to 96 hours before they fly. They are staying in the North East but cannot find a local testing location that will issue a paper certificate within their timescale. Having a test on say Friday 25 Sept means it is unlikely that a certificate that is mailed will reach them before they set off for Heathrow on probably 28 Sept.

  Does anyone know of a way around this? Or know where to go for an answer. Must they travel early to London and look for a private clinic there?

  • Hardpack says:

    7 Sep7 September 20:13

    I used citydoc, they emailed a pdf and I printed it off myself. Would that work?

  • Lady London says:

    7 Sep7 September 20:30

    I will bet Trailfinders Medical Clinic will be doing it if it’s open. in Earls Court same Tube line as Heathrow.

    There also used to be a MASTA clinic near Carnaby Street off Regent Street so also near the Piccadilly Line (but that’s from my much older info so might not be anymore)

  • Lady London says:

    7 Sep7 September 20:32

    @Harry T any loxal knowledge as they are North East?

    • Blenz101 says:

      7 Sep7 September 20:54

      The rules for certificates are test results within 96 hours for the UAE. NHS printouts are acceptable. This means a printout of the QR code with the appointment and a printout of the emailed negative result.

      Any private testing facility is that can email the results back will be accepted. What won’t be accepted is an SMS with the result as presumably this could be open to fraud.

      Presumably if so minded the airline could take the printout and verify they are genuine with the issuer before anyone suggests an email could be equally faked.

      Just call the airline, they have hundreds of returning residents who are going through this and will be able to confirm and suggest testing centres.

  • Andre says:

    8 Sep8 September 00:28

    If they fly with Etihad they can get the test done at Boots, it has to be booked through the airline though. No point turning up in a shop and asking for a test.

• GeorgeJ says:

  7 Sep7 September 20:25

  In the current environment it is a long time to 25 September and a lot can change. However why on earth would you wait for a certificate to be mailed. Just go and collect it! also suggest taking an NHS test a few days before just to confirm that all is well before starting the process.
  Emirates are supposedly using a central London Boots branch to issue certificates for their purposes, you might want to investigate that.

• Ian says:

  7 Sep7 September 21:46

  Thanks to all for their suggestions. I will pass on.

  My in-laws have had a terrible trip. They came over as my sister-in-law’s mother had died. A few days later her brother also died. The day after the second funeral they tried to fly back to Australia but were denied boarding. The added complication of a covid certificate within the timescale is causing just a bit more stress.

  As I say thanks again for the help so far.

  • simpletastes says:

    8 Sep8 September 09:53

    I am very very sorry . My deepest sympathies.

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