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Airlines agree to screen JFK-bound passengers from Britain for COVID-19
Passengers arrive on a flight from London amid new restrictions to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at JFK International Airport in New York City, on Dec 21, 2020. (Photo: REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)
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NEW YORK: British Airways, Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic said on Monday (Dec 21) they will allow only passengers who test negative for the coronavirus to fly to New York s John F Kennedy International Airport.
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Britain faces isolation as world tightens borders to keep out new COVID-19 strain
Travellers walk through St Pancras International, as EU countries impose a travel ban from the UK following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, Dec 21, 2020. (Photo: REUTERS/Hannah McKay)
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DOVER, England: Countries across the globe shut their borders to Britain on Monday (Dec 21) due to fears about a highly infectious new coronavirus strain, causing travel chaos and raising the prospect of food shortages days before Britain is set to leave the European Union.
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British Airways passengers arriving in New York from the United Kingdom will have to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test prior to departure. The news comes in the wake of the development of a highly contagious variant of the COVID-19 virus that has spread rapidly in the U.K.
On Monday, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the state’s new agreement with British Airways for travelers arriving into New York to have proof of a negative COVID-19 test. British Airways currently flies from London Heathrow (LHR) to New York’s Kennedy International Airport (JFK).