Doubt it
I hope it will be time limited otherwise knowing Ireland this will be in place for a minimum of 6 months
It never has before, unlikely that it will start now. Flying back Friday....just added 2 x £39 to the journey
But glad no nonsensical self isolation rules
Review in 2 weeks time. Looks like a stop gap until more information on omicron
Absolutely ruined this weekend away, antigen 48 hours before what if you test positive stuck somewhere for 10 days
So I am flying to the UK Sunday morning and flying back to Dublin Sunday evening, just a day trip so looking for some advice please.
Will the common travel area kick in so nothing needed either way? Can't see any info on this anywhere.
Get an antigen test in Dublin on Saturday within the hour, test negative, bring with me to UK and present on arrival back into Dublin.
Or book antigen test in UK airport for arriving in to Dublin - will be very tight on time here.
You'll be grand flying from here to the UK as the UK actually respect the CTA. Unfortunately looks like you'll need the negative test coming back here because we don't respect the CTA.
I agree. That would be an absolute nightmare. Bad enough being at home but if it happens abroad it would be horrendous. Also as regards these antigen tests... are they the self administered ones or do they have to be done by a third party? Whatever about arranging that here before you travel if you have to arrange a test whether it be a PCR or Antigen while you're away in order to travel home the logistics of doing that must be very difficult.
Doesn't look like any CTA exemption, so in your case you can get one in Dublin on the Saturday and that'll sort you out for coming back
It's designed to make traveling as awkward as possible so that people just don't bother, but the government can still say travel is open.
They won't be accepting self administered ones. They must be "professionally" done.
It is a populist number that will appease the curtain twitchers even though it will be basically meaningless.
A hammer blow for anyone with Christmas travel plans for sure.
PCR only for unvaxxed or recovered and we ignore the CTA also. So now we have neither the benefits of the EU Covid cert nor the CTA. 😂
That's our week in France from the 11th scuppered. The other half won't risk a negative test pre-departure back to Ireland (on the 18th) and the risk of having to quarantine alone in France for Christmas.
It's one thing to have to isolate in your own home, another entirely to get stranded somewhere for Christmas.
Why couldn't they do something similar to the UK rule, arrive in, isolate, get a test within 2 days?
Where can one get a professionally done antigen test then? And what happens if you test positive
Well you do get the because you still get the benefit of the cert on your way out, unless you plan on jetting off to Portugal of course which has the same rules as we will.
Most people have return travel plans not just one way. It's a big risk to take if you test positive and get stuck somewhere.
Thanks Stephen.
Reckon there would be any issue getting it done in Dublin on Saturday, testing negative, bringing the test to UK to then show the negative test arriving into Dublin?
Feels massively counter productive.
Fully vaccinated still means 2 doses of Vaccines or 1 dose of J&J, right ?
Of course, but what would you rather having to pay for one on the way out as well ? No thanks
I know the risk, I had to do it myself when travelling outside the EU in October.
I'd actually rather no restrictions around testing as that was the entire concept of the Covid cert being sold to people. I don't believe the regulation was designed for this stuff that Portugal and Ireland (with possibly more to follow) are now doing.
What happens if someone tests positive on return?
Shouldn't be, once it's within the time limit I can't see any issue. They only want to see a negative test within the time frame. Judging off the latest tweets, it looks like it's on the airlines to check so the actual checking of it might be a bit hit and miss
I'd rather no tests myself but both countries are applying what they're allowed to do under the cert. As annoying as it is, both countries look well within their right so far.
Makes a mockery of the cert to be honest.
I am due to fly to UK this Thursday, my flight is due back from UK, arrival Dublin 6.35pm on Friday evening.
So if i get a certified antigen test completed from 6.35pm onwards Wednesday evening, it will cover me getting back from the UK with zero issues ? Am i correct in that ?
I certainly dont want to travel over to Uk, then get an antigen test over there incase i test positive over in Uk and i am stuck there.
Thanks a lot
Well then if you test positive, you are not getting on the flight. This has been happening the world over for over a year. A pain in the ass. Many UK citizens had similar imposed on them during the summer. I was with lads during the summer in Greece who lived in Dubai. They were **** themselves waiting for their Antigen test results before returning.
It's a real pain, but will have to be done.
I asked the same question above as flying to UK and back on Sunday, day trip.
Looks like you could get antigen test before you fly to UK and present the negative antigen test on return to Dublin.
Not sure how much sense it makes but here we are.
So long as it has 48hrs validity your grand
This is an utter shambles.
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