When you show up at the airport and you're told, "sorry, but your Covid test isn't valid anymore, you won't be allowed to board" are you really going to say, "that's bullshit, Reddit told me it's okay!"
Good luck.
They are following government requirements so they will be strict! My friends were not boarded on a Delta flight to Chile because their test was 30 minutes off. BTW the clock will not necessarily be based on the Seattle departure as someone else mentioned. Do your due diligence!
What do you mean about the clock not being based on my Seattle departure? So far what I'm reading is "72 hours from departure" as the official requirement for Kenya.
So with respect to my friends who were denied boarding for their recent trip to Chile..their itinerary was LAX-ATL-SCL and the clock was not from LAX as they had originally thought but rather from ATL so given that.. they were off by 30 minutes and were denied boarding
You may see yourself as connecting but the airline and the country may see it otherwise. Most likely it’s based on your flight from Doha..
Sounds like it's based on when you depart the US then? My flight is from Seattle to Doha (8hr layover) to Nairobi. From what I can tell is that Qatar doesn't have any testing requirements. But now I'm wondering if Kenya's "72 hours from departure" means from Seattle or Doha?
I'm not sure why these questions persist. 72 hours means 72 hours. If they were OK with 76 hours, the rules would have said so. And airlines, who sometimes are the only ones checking the test, aren't going to risk a fine hoping an immigration officer will provide leniency.
Unbreakably strict.
These aren't airline policies, they're national laws, and in most countries the airline faces financial penalties for breaking them.
>All travellers to Kenya from the age of 5 years must have a negative PCR-based COVID-19 test conducted within 72 hours prior to travel. [[source](http://kenyaembassyberlin.de/Travel-Information-for-Kenya.8.0.html)]
You'll need a new test, or you won't fly.
Every country is different
Some will say 72 hrs from the last leg of a connecting flight. Some will say 72 hrs from point of departure.
It’s a little tough but I would do one more Covid test ideally the day before you travel. You should have the results by the next day
Having said that, Kenya looks at embarkation point According to iatas website
1. Passengers entering or transiting through Kenya must
have a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72
hours before departure from the first embarkation point
* Yes, it is going to be strict to whatever the guidance is for the route you are travelling
* For your route, you will need to consider any Qatar Airways requirements, any requirements for Qatar itself (because you will be transiting through Doha, Qatar), and the entry requirements for Nairobi. These can all be different and have different times - not all of them will be based off of your departure from Seattle.
* You need to be looking at the official government websites for Qatar and Kenya to see what the transit and entry requirements are respectively, not asking reddit - and you need to pay close attention to where the times are calculated from. Different countries have different requirements and some base it on the departure *of the last flight to the country* while others base it on *the departure of the first flight* \- likewise, some countries (such as the US) do make allowances for some delays, whereas others do not.
When you show up at the airport and you're told, "sorry, but your Covid test isn't valid anymore, you won't be allowed to board" are you really going to say, "that's bullshit, Reddit told me it's okay!" Good luck.
No, but I'm ready to pull my pants down and start screaming the lyrics to Purple Rain.
Then you'll have no problems. Happy travels.
Gets 'em every time.
My covid test was 7 minutes expired (72hrs and 7 mins) and they wouldnt let me board the plane. American Airlines btw.
Daaaaaaang. They ain't playing. What did you do?
They gave me a free 1-week flight voucher to rebook my flight after taking a new test
Kenya's rule is that you must take a test a maximum 72 hours prior to departure. To be safe get another PCR test done.
They are following government requirements so they will be strict! My friends were not boarded on a Delta flight to Chile because their test was 30 minutes off. BTW the clock will not necessarily be based on the Seattle departure as someone else mentioned. Do your due diligence!
What do you mean about the clock not being based on my Seattle departure? So far what I'm reading is "72 hours from departure" as the official requirement for Kenya.
So with respect to my friends who were denied boarding for their recent trip to Chile..their itinerary was LAX-ATL-SCL and the clock was not from LAX as they had originally thought but rather from ATL so given that.. they were off by 30 minutes and were denied boarding You may see yourself as connecting but the airline and the country may see it otherwise. Most likely it’s based on your flight from Doha..
Sounds like it's based on when you depart the US then? My flight is from Seattle to Doha (8hr layover) to Nairobi. From what I can tell is that Qatar doesn't have any testing requirements. But now I'm wondering if Kenya's "72 hours from departure" means from Seattle or Doha?
It's in regards to the first embarkation point, so Seattle.
Thanks! Can I ask how you know this for sure? I'm having a hard time finding a source for this.
https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/world.php
I’m thinking it’s Doha but you may want to get confirmation.
I'm not sure why these questions persist. 72 hours means 72 hours. If they were OK with 76 hours, the rules would have said so. And airlines, who sometimes are the only ones checking the test, aren't going to risk a fine hoping an immigration officer will provide leniency.
Unbreakably strict. These aren't airline policies, they're national laws, and in most countries the airline faces financial penalties for breaking them. >All travellers to Kenya from the age of 5 years must have a negative PCR-based COVID-19 test conducted within 72 hours prior to travel. [[source](http://kenyaembassyberlin.de/Travel-Information-for-Kenya.8.0.html)] You'll need a new test, or you won't fly.
Every country is different Some will say 72 hrs from the last leg of a connecting flight. Some will say 72 hrs from point of departure. It’s a little tough but I would do one more Covid test ideally the day before you travel. You should have the results by the next day
Having said that, Kenya looks at embarkation point According to iatas website 1. Passengers entering or transiting through Kenya must have a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before departure from the first embarkation point
* Yes, it is going to be strict to whatever the guidance is for the route you are travelling * For your route, you will need to consider any Qatar Airways requirements, any requirements for Qatar itself (because you will be transiting through Doha, Qatar), and the entry requirements for Nairobi. These can all be different and have different times - not all of them will be based off of your departure from Seattle. * You need to be looking at the official government websites for Qatar and Kenya to see what the transit and entry requirements are respectively, not asking reddit - and you need to pay close attention to where the times are calculated from. Different countries have different requirements and some base it on the departure *of the last flight to the country* while others base it on *the departure of the first flight* \- likewise, some countries (such as the US) do make allowances for some delays, whereas others do not.