Any updates on requirement for negative Covid test to enter US?

[Dan]

Please post a trip report after you are back.

No flights out of MIA due to bad weather. So Cuba trip is canceled.

 

[Joneill]

No flights out of MIA due to bad weather. So Cuba trip is canceled.

That’s a bummer, Dan. I’m curious: does trip insurance kick in or does the Op issue a refund?

 

[scubadada]

No flights out of MIA due to bad weather. So Cuba trip is canceled.

Hi @Dan

Very sorry to hear that . I just came back to Philadelphia from Florida on Wednesday, I was able to dive all 7 days, for a change.

 

[kelemvor]

Because this is done by the airline outside the country, it gets around the US citizens right of return to the US at the country’s borders, hence to lack of such testing requirement for land and sea entry. It’s a bit of a constitutional run around.

Awful that our government is doing this in clear disregard for the intention of the law.

Maybe an opportunity for the Bahamas to make some money offering a US repatriation package. Passengers could fly into the Bahamas, take the fast boat to Florida, and then fly to wherever they actually live. The extra bit of travel would probably be cheaper than being trapped in another country for 10 days wit no reservations.

 

[Jcp2]

I’ve seriously considered driving across the border to Canada to fly somewhere outside the US so I can return to the US without testing.

 

[Ukmc]

No flights out of MIA due to bad weather. So Cuba trip is canceled.

I am very sorry to hear that.

 

[uncfnp]

I assume this is “Alex”

 

[Marie13]

Woo hoo! It’s going away!

US will end Covid-19 testing requirement for air travelers entering the country

The Biden administration is expected to announce Friday that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will lift its requirement for travelers to test negative for Covid-19 before entering the US, according to a senior administration official and a US Centers For Disease Control and...

www.cnn.com

 

[Marie13]

It goes into effect for US bound travelers at midnight Sunday.

 

[brsnow]

Awesome!!!