{"id":5224,"date":"2021-03-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ltou.lt\/safe-travel-becomes-more-convenient-as-vilnius-airport-opens-covid-19-testing-site\/"},"modified":"2021-03-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-28T22:00:00","slug":"safe-travel-becomes-more-convenient-as-vilnius-airport-opens-covid-19-testing-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ltou.lt\/en\/safe-travel-becomes-more-convenient-as-vilnius-airport-opens-covid-19-testing-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Safe travel becomes more convenient as Vilnius Airport opens Covid-19 testing site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:justify; margin:0cm\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,sans-serif\">From March 1st, passenger travelling though Vilnius Airport will have the option of conveniently conducting the necessary Covid-19 test before or after the flight. Lithuanian laboratory \u201cRezus.lt\u201d has opened a Coronavirus testing site in the premises of Lithuania\u2019s main air gateway. The provider plans to open similar testing sites at Kaunas and Palanga airports in April. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify; margin:0cm\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify; margin:0cm\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,sans-serif\">Passengers who seek to conduct a Covid-19 test at the airport are urged to register online at <\/span><strong><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kraujolaboratorija.lt\/en\/flights\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.rezus.lt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,sans-serif\"> or by phone, arrive to the testing site at least 5 minutes before the scheduled appointment, and prepare their personal documents. Tests will be conducted in temporary buildings at a visible and convenient location just outside the main terminal building. The site is open for both departing and arriving passengers, with the pricing list available on the provider\u2019s website. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify; margin:0cm\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify; margin:0cm\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,sans-serif\">\u201cAll over the world, new requirements and procedures are being enforced for civil aviation. In our eyes, one of the most significant measures, which will likely remain in place for a longer period of time, is Coronavirus testing, which in itself enables everyone to travel safely and with confidence. We as an organization have a clear plan and have put significant effort into complying with the standards of what is a new reality in the travel industry. We aim to adhere to all the new requirements and remain a convenient air gateway as travel demand eventually returns\u201d, &#8211; states Dainius \u010ciuplys, the Head of Operations and Infrastructure at Lithuanian Airports. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0cm\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0cm\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,sans-serif\">Passengers are urged to consider the additional time needed to conduct the test and complete airport procedures like check-in, aviation security and border control. Travellers are recommended to arrive to the airport at least 2 hours before the scheduled flight.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0cm\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify; margin:0cm\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,sans-serif\">The Vilnius Airport testing site will provide passengers with all the most common test types currently available, but with more countries accepting rapid antigen tests as a quick and trustworthy option, the antigen test currently receives most demand from the airport\u2019s passengers. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify; margin:0cm\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify; margin:0cm\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,sans-serif\">\u201cFor us as a medical research company, entering Lithuania\u2019s airports is quite a challenge, since such a project has never been done before. Nevertheless, we already have experience in providing tests for passengers who need to receive their results quickly. We are certain that we will successfully adapt to the new environment and be an important part in the travel process\u201d, &#8211; states Daiva Kazlauskien\u0117, the Director of \u201cRezus.lt\u201d and President at Lithuania\u2019s diagnostics and treatment providers\u2019 association. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify; margin:0cm\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify; margin:0cm\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,sans-serif\">Lithuanian Airports remind passengers to plan their trips responsibly and check the latest travel requirements of foreign countries as necessary travel documents are screened in Lithuania before departure. Passengers are urged to check the latest travel updates on the official websites of the foreign country\u2019s institutions, and contact the air carrier for further information, if such a need arises. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify; margin:0cm\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify; margin:0cm\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,sans-serif\">Price list of currently conducted tests (may be subject to change):<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify; margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,sans-serif\">Antigen test in 20 min \u2013 43 EUR<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify; margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,sans-serif\">Antigen test in 2 hrs \u2013 33 EUR<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify; margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,sans-serif\">PCR test in 24-36 hrs \u2013 90 EUR<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify; margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,sans-serif\">PCR test in 1.5-3 hrs \u2013 140 EUR<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify; margin:0cm\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify; margin:0cm\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,sans-serif\">The following procedures are included into the price: conducting the test, analysing its results, and issuing a paper and\/or electronic certificate.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"text-align:justify; margin-right:0cm; margin-left:0cm\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background:white\"><span style=\"vertical-align:baseline\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">About Lithuanian Airports<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin:0cm; text-align:justify; margin-right:0cm; margin-left:0cm\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"background:white\"><span style=\"vertical-align:baseline\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">The network of Lithuanian Airports comprises of three air gateways in Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga. In 2020, the airports collectively served 1.8 million passengers and 30 thousand flights.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From March 1st, passenger travelling though Vilnius Airport will have the option of conveniently conducting the necessary Covid-19 test before or after the flight. Lithuanian laboratory \u201cRezus.lt\u201d has opened a Coronavirus testing site in the premises of Lithuania\u2019s main air gateway. The provider plans to open similar testing sites at Kaunas and Palanga airports in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ltou.lt\/en\/safe-travel-becomes-more-convenient-as-vilnius-airport-opens-covid-19-testing-site\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":7297,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-20 00:25:08","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ltou.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ltou.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ltou.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ltou.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ltou.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ltou.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5224\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ltou.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ltou.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ltou.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ltou.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}