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British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Heathrow joined forces to prove it’s possible to quickly and easily verify those arriving into the UK who are fully vaccinated – an identi cation process already in place for outbound travel to several countries.

The initiative saw fully vaccinated volunteers travelling on selected ights from Athens, Los Angeles, Montego Bay and New York to London Heathrow showing proof of their vaccine status.

The trial aimed to reassure Government that airlines and airports can check vaccine status upstream and away from the Border, ensuring no further pressure in UK immigration halls. British Airways customers can also access a discounted rate for the mandatory arrivals tests.

“We need to act quickly to protect jobs, re-build the UK economy and reunite loved ones. We are already helping our customers show proof of their vaccination status when travelling to a number of other countries outside the UK which require it, and we’re con dent we can make this happen for entry to Britain too, very quickly. We look forward to providing the data that proves it’s simple for fully vaccinated status to be veri ed and to the Government meeting its commitment to get the country moving again,” says Sean Doyle, British Airways CEO. britishairways.com

Turkish Cargo, a subsidiary of the national ag carrier Turkish Airlines, has delivered 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to more than 35 countries around the world with over 250 ights since the outbreak hit.

Turkish Cargo created a global corridor between more than 400 destinations, by transporting vaccines to key destinations such as Turkey, Azerbaijan, Rome, Serbia, Denmark, USA, Brazil and Mexico.

Turkish Cargo reaches over 320 destinations – including nearly 100 direct cargo destinations – with a eet of 371 aircra .

“As the pandemic poses an unprecedented threat to human health, our Turkish Cargo brand has a signi cant advantage when it comes to combating this threat,” said Ilker Aycı, Turkish Airlines’ CEO. turkishairlines.com