Flying from Birmingham

[jands57]

Just wondering about check in time when we fly to Azura on the 5th Feb. Have heard that we should get to airport at least 5 hours before departure for  LFT etc. Also the wife would like to know what happens after the test as she thinks it's a bit pointless if we then start mingling in duty free etc.

[yorkshirephil]

13 minutes ago, jands57 said:

Just wondering about check in time when we fly to Azura on the 5th Feb. Have heard that we should get to airport at least 5 hours before departure for  LFT etc. Also the wife would like to know what happens after the test as she thinks it's a bit pointless if we then start mingling in duty free etc.

Unless I am missing something the concept of taking the test is so that you can mingle with other people who have taken the test.  The 5 hours before seems a bit excessive but nothing surprises me these days.

[Bazrat]

7 hours ago, jands57 said:

Just wondering about check in time when we fly to Azura on the 5th Feb. Have heard that we should get to airport at least 5 hours before departure for  LFT etc. Also the wife would like to know what happens after the test as she thinks it's a bit pointless if we then start mingling in duty free etc.

Obviously you will be wearing a mask and using hand sanitizer so mingle away you will be safe, because everyone should have been tested and cleared

[Bartswife]

flew from Brum on 1st Jan. Go to zone A for test, wait for result to come through via email (Wi-Fi was awful, had to go back and request  a printout of mine, husbands came through ok). Check in zone B down the corridor. Snaking queues. Through to departures to be mixing with everyone else (do all people flying have to have tests???).  We had all had PCR in the days before departure, LFT at the airport before boarding. Covid was onboard by day 5 as a previous poster has indicated by the fact she and her husband were put into isolation.  We got there at just gone 5 for a 10.15 departure. Would rather be there and hanging about than feeling rushed. As it happens the time flew by. By the time we had queued up for the test and waited for the result, checked in (which took forever) and gone through security it was 8am before we were having breakfast and by the time we had eaten and nipped in Boots for toiletries we were heading to the gate for boarding. Chaos coming back from Barbados last Saturday, the world and his wife was trying to get through the same gate (Brum late, Manchester flight started to queue in same area) it’s a wonder we haven’t gone down with something. Thank goodness we won’t be doing it again, I’m done with long haul flights.

 

 

Edited January 20, 2022 by Bartswife

[jands57]

16 hours ago, Bartswife said:

flew from Brum on 1st Jan. Go to zone A for test, wait for result to come through via email (Wi-Fi was awful, had to go back and request  a printout of mine, husbands came through ok). Check in zone B down the corridor. Snaking queues. Through to departures to be mixing with everyone else (do all people flying have to have tests???).  We had all had PCR in the days before departure, LFT at the airport before boarding. Covid was onboard by day 5 as a previous poster has indicated by the fact she and her husband were put into isolation.  We got there at just gone 5 for a 10.15 departure. Would rather be there and hanging about than feeling rushed. As it happens the time flew by. By the time we had queued up for the test and waited for the result, checked in (which took forever) and gone through security it was 8am before we were having breakfast and by the time we had eaten and nipped in Boots for toiletries we were heading to the gate for boarding. Chaos coming back from Barbados last Saturday, the world and his wife was trying to get through the same gate (Brum late, Manchester flight started to queue in same area) it’s a wonder we haven’t gone down with something. Thank goodness we won’t be doing it again, I’m done with long haul flights.

 

 

Thanks for the info, looking forward to it😦