XpresSpa Group Announces New Rapid Antigen Test on Select Delta Air Lines Flights to Italy from New York - John F. Kennedy International Airport
XpresSpa Group (Nasdaq: XSPA) announced the addition of a new rapid antigen test for COVID-19 as part of its expanded testing offerings. This initiative includes an agreement with Delta Air Lines to provide testing for passengers traveling from JFK International Airport to Milan and Rome. The new test aims to increase efficiency and safety for travelers, with flights to Milan set to operate four times weekly, increasing in frequency over time. XpresCheck currently operates in nine airports, providing essential testing services during the pandemic.
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NEW YORK, April 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XpresSpa Group Inc. (Nasdaq: XSPA), a health and wellness holding company, today announced the addition of a new rapid antigen test as part of an expanded COVID-19 testing line up. As part of this pilot, XpresCheck has signed an agreement with Delta Air Lines to administer this test to customers traveling from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Milan Malpensa and Rome –Fiumicino International Airports starting last week.
“This new single-use rapid antigen test is an important addition to our line up, as it is more economical and easy to administer, allowing us to test more passengers faster,” said XpresSpa CEO Doug Satzman. “XpresCheck’s agreement with Delta Air Lines to administer rapid antigen testing to customers traveling from New York JFK’s XpresCheck’s Terminal 4 helps increase traveler safety and restore confidence in airline travel in a more efficient way at XpresCheck sites.”
The airline’s COVID-tested flights allow customers eligible to travel to Italy to avoid the mandatory 14-day quarantine on arrival, following a rigorous testing protocol before and after travel. The flights to Milan will initially operate four times per week beginning April 1 before moving to five times per week on April 12 and daily in May. Flights to Rome will operate three times per week in April and May, before increasing to five times per week starting May 25. The program gives customers the reassurance to fly more safely while vaccination efforts against COVID-19 roll out worldwide.
About XpresSpa Group, Inc.
XpresSpa Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XSPA) is a leading global health and wellness holding company. XpresSpa Group’s core asset, XpresSpa, is a leading airport retailer of spa services and related health and wellness products, with 45 locations in 23 airports globally. Through its XpresTest, Inc. subsidiary, the Company provides COVID-19 screening and testing under the XpresCheck™ brand at eleven locations in nine airports: Boston Logan International Airport (2), Denver International Airport, Dulles International Airport, JFK International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport (2), Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Reagan National Airport, Salt Lake City International Airport, and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. To learn more about XpresSpa Group, visit: www.XpresSpaGroup.com.
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