Collinson, together with Swissport and Heathrow Airport, for the time being only are providing Covid-19 facilities, for flights to Hong Kong (HKG) in T2 and T5.  A date for the New York services is yet to be announced.

The Hong Kong Government moved the UK into its ‘red’ category at the beginning of October.  They now require passengers travelling from the UK to Hong Kong to take a test pre-departure but say that rapid LAMP tests can be used pre-departure.  This requirement is in addition to the arrivals RT-PCR test that the Hong Kong Government administers themselves at HKG. It does not replace this test.

At Heathrow – passengers flying to Hong Kong are denied boarding if they do not have a negative test prior to departure.

Only Hong Kong residents can travel to Hong Kong from the UK.

If passengers travelling to Hong Kong test positive on arrival into the country from the tests that the Hong Kong Government administer, they need to quarantine at a facility provided by the Hong Kong Government.

Collison point out that they are working directly with the Hong Kong Government as well as British Airways, Cathay Pacific and Virgin Atlantic.  Passengers traveling to Hong Kong via other airports are subject to the full RY-PCR test and complications at the third-party connecting point and in the case of China border problems.

See also Covid-19 testing explained in this issue and BTN 26 October Heathrow departures tested.