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Germany’s Lufthansa wants to start making Covid-19 rapid tests available to passengers in October. There is also a corresponding project at the Austrian subsidiary AUA.
For now, it remains to be clarified if the evidence is recognized by the authorities. “There are three different manufacturers,” AUA spokeswoman Tanja Gruber said Wednesday. The exact time of the introduction has not yet been determined. The AUA requires that rapid tests be free for all passengers, that is, that the state pays them.
First class and business passengers first
According to Reuters, the airline’s manager, Björn Becker, referred to rapid test offers from pharmaceutical companies such as Abbott Laboratories and Roche. Lufthansa is also considering expanding test centers at airports in the US and Canada, especially as these are important markets. First, rapid tests could be available to business and first-class passengers, Becker says.
On flights to the US, for example, there could be a separate zone where only tested people sit, as it was called in the APA. Another option being considered is European flights with only tested passengers. It will turn out what will be accepted by customers.
IATA: just fly with a quick test before departure
On Tuesday, IATA, the association that groups the airlines, spoke in favor of rapid tests for all travelers just before departure. This would make quarantine obligations in the destination country superfluous. IATA assumes that antigen tests will be on the market for less than ten euros per test with results within 15 minutes from October and will deliver more than 99 percent correct results. Those who refuse to take the test should not be allowed in, everything must be paid to the taxpayer.
