Major airlines have turned to the EU and US authorities with a proposal to organize a unified European-American passenger testing system.
Such measures would help restore flights between continents, according to a letter addressed to US Vice President Mike Pence and EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs Ylva Johansson..
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According to a Lufthansa spokesman, the example of the airport in Frankfurt am Main shows how such a check can function..
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing has been carried out here as an experiment for about a month. There is a laboratory on the territory of the airport, the test taking process lasts three to four minutes. The cost of a simple test is 59 euros, the results are ready in 6-8 hours. You will have to pay 139 euros for the express analysis, but it will be ready in three hours. Results are sent to the tested passenger via the mobile app.
More details in the Euronews storyline.