British Airways reveals world-first trial of Covid test that gives results in 25 SECONDS as travel is set to resume on May 17: Game-changer swab will be tested on cabin crew ahead of roll-out
British Airways today announced it will be the world s first airline to trial an ultra-rapid coronavirus test
The airline called the pilot scheme, where tests results are produced in 25 seconds, a game changer
Flight and cabin crew will be required to take a Pelican antigen test from tech company Canary Globalm
BA, Delta, Virgin and American Airlines, begged Joe Biden and Boris Johnson to reopen transatlantic travel
Online check-in systems will be used at BA to prevent passenger bottlenecks at Heathrow Airport on Monday
There will also be an online queuing system to stop people waiting at check-in and at the gates to the planes
New tests will be made available to help passengers meet travel restrictions, including cheaper £40 PCR test
But BA chiefs say they don t expect people to get to airport earlier, saying measures will mostly be pre-travel
It comes as UK s international travel ban is to be lifted on Monday morning, with 12 countries on green list