Three airlines are now requiring negative COVID-19 tests for passengers heading to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport from the United Kingdom.
The new strain could be as much a 70% more transmissible, Matt Hancock, the UK's health minister said. British Airways, Delta Airlines, and Virgin Atlantic said they would start requiring travelers heading to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to test negative for COVID-19 prior to boarding. several airlines to require travelers heading to the airport from the United Kingdom to be tested following news on a new strain of the novel coronavirus.
The spokesperson said Delta will be working closely with Cuomo's office in the following days "on the implementation of our plans as they specifically relate to our flights from London Heathrow to New York-JFK."