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U.S. Airport Covid Testing Comes Down to Truth or Dare

Ruthy Muñoz

Photo Credit: Testing at airports for Covid does not require direct reporting to the airlines, leaving passengers in peril with who might have just tested positive sitting next to them on planes.  Getty Images / Ivan-balvan

Skift Take

If airport coronavirus testing is going to be successful and protect the flying public, airlines, clinics and public health need to work hand in hand.

As coronavirus continues to ravage the air travel industry, the number of on-site Covid-19 testing clinics is increasing at several U.S., airports simplifying travel during the pandemic for passengers flying to international and domestic locations that require proof of a negative coronavirus test result for entry. Great idea, right? Not so fast. These testing centers being set up at airports — seemingly to screen people getting on planes — is one more safety layer both airlines and airports are providing to safeguard customers in an effort to instill public confidence in traveling throughout the pandemic as the industry recovers. While recent studies have shown that air quality on airplanes and safety measures throughout airport te

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