What Is A Covid Fit To Fly Certificate?

A fit to fly certificate is used by people to demonstrate that they are not suffering from Covid 19 so that they can undertake air travel. These forms are required by some airlines and countries before they accept passengers for flights in order to prevent the spread of the pandemic as they reopen their economies.

A fit to fly (or fit to travel) certificate is a form that provides proof that a person has received a negative result from a Covid 19 test and that this has been reviewed and confirmed by a medical professional and is produced before undertaking travel. In the majority of cases these tests must have been taken within a period between 48 and 96 hours prior to departure (although this can vary depending on the specific airline or destination the person is travelling to). Some countries may also have additional requirements that must be met before a traveller can enter which include undergoing additional physical examinations (such as assessing a persons lung function using non-invasive procedure such as use of a stethoscope).

These certificates have become mandatory for people intending to travel to certain US states and some foreign countries. People intending to travel will need to check with their airline to see if a fit to fly certificate is required before booking travel. While some airlines do not have this requirement it may be required by the destination country

Most of these certificates simply require an antibody test but others can necessitate a full PCR test to determine whether people are harbouring an active infection. Travellers need to be aware that PCR testing is a more involved process and can take additional time to complete.

Companies are offering tests to meet the needs of Covid fit to fly certificates. This involves ordering the test well in advance of the person’s intended travel date, usually between 7 and 10 days, providing a sample and returning it to the company for processing. The test kit contains everything needed to provide a sample correctly as well as a tracked, postage-paid packaging for return of the sample to the provider’s lab. Once the sample has been tested, they send an email with the test results and then send your pathology report containing the results with a signed and dated Covid fit to fly certificate. Some providers offer a priority service so that results are returned more quickly (often within 24 hours) after receipt of the testing kit for people that have a reduced time frame prior to travel.

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