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Collinson and Randox partner to offer rapid airport PCR tests

Air
Will Payne
7 September 2021

Two of the UK’s largest travel testing providers Collinson and Randox have joined forces to offer rapid airport PCR tests in a bid to expedite the pre-travel process.

Alison Earnshaw, managing director of World Travel Holdings (WTH), said pre-departure testing remained a barrier to customers

The scheme, which is already available at Collinson’s new park and test facility near Heathrow, uses on-site Randox technology to process tests, which cost £95 each, in under three hours.

It means passengers who require a negative PCR result to fly can book to take the test on their day of departure and have their result in time for check-in, rather than needing to arrange for a test days in advance.

The new technology will also be launched at Collinson’s drive-through facility near Gatwick in the next few weeks.

Dr. Simon Worrell, global medical director for Collinson, described the new tests as a “complete game changer” for potential travellers.