{"id":21413,"date":"2021-05-13T11:18:05","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T15:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=21413"},"modified":"2021-05-15T11:19:17","modified_gmt":"2021-05-15T15:19:17","slug":"british-airways-to-trial-game-changing-25-second-covid-19-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=21413","title":{"rendered":"British Airways To Trial &#8216;Game-Changing&#8217; 25-Second Covid-19 Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2.59486032.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2.59486032.png 540w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2.59486032-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/>British Airways will be the world\u2019s first airline to trial a coronavirus test which produces results within 25 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>The carrier said it will invite flight and cabin crew to take a Pelican Covid-19 antigen test from medical tech company Canary Global.<\/p>\n<p>Results will be compared against their standard test results.<\/p>\n<p>British Airways chief executive Sean Doyle said the airline is \u201ccommitted to exploring easy and affordable testing solutions to help our customers travel again\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He went on: \u201cWe think this new ultra-rapid test is a game-changer so we are delighted to work with the team at Canary to begin initial trials with our flight and cabin crew, before exploring what role it could play as a customer testing option.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-21413\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=21413&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-21413\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=21413&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-21413\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=21413&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=21413\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British Airways will be the world\u2019s first airline to trial a coronavirus test which produces results within 25 seconds. 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