Birmingham Airport and Covid-19

As part of its on-going work to protect customers and employees from Covid-19, Birmingham Airport has launched a free of charge rapid testing service for all on-site employees to support the national drive to identify any positive cases of the virus in the workplace. 

Working with Solihull Council who have trained airport personnel to set up and carry out quality assured testing, the airport has created a booking platform and dedicated testing centres for staff to carry out regular testing whilst working on site.

The aim of this fast and efficient service is to find workers that may be carrying the virus but are showing no symptoms, ensuring that any staff who test positive can rapidly self-isolate to reduce the spread of the virus. Results are sent directly to the employee from the NHS Test and Trace service within 30 minutes of taking the test.

The service has been launched as the airport prepares to welcome back employees and passengers and once it is considered safe to gradually ease travel restrictions, as Al Titterington, the airport’s terminal operations director, explained: “Birmingham Airport is crucial to the region’s air transport needs, and as we prepare to restart the operation, testing will play an incredibly important role in our collective recovery.

“By offering lateral flow tests to all who work at the airport, we can increase the chances of finding asymptomatic cases to protect our passengers, employees and partners and create the right conditions and reassurance to serve customers once restrictions are eased.

“I would like to thank Solihull Council, who have provided invaluable support and expertise in setting up the service.”

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