The installation of the “Check2Fly” testing stations at Terminal 3 will greatly help ease travel for locals and will facilitate government plans to gradually permit non-Israelis to fly in.
Omega has already reached out to travel agents for the purpose of creating coronavirus test and travel packages.
Available 24/7, the stations will reduce the test cost for Israelis traveling to countries that require coronavirus tests in English. A test with 14-hour results will cost NIS 45, and a test with four-hour results will cost NIS 135.
Travelers who receive a negative result will receive a “medical passport” in English before their flight, according to Globes. The test samples will be from the Check2Fly stations to a laboratory located at the airport.The testing stations will also allow incoming business executives from high infection, or “red,” countries to enter Israel, according to Globes.
Ben-Gurion Airport has been closed to almost all non-Israelis since the start of the coronavirus crisis. Most recently, however, the Economy Ministry gave approval for the entry of business officials traveling from red states if they present negative tests.