Our experience travelling to Larnaca Sat 4th Sept
Posted: Tue 07 Sep 2021 2:03 pm
Booked rapid PCR test at Heathrow walk in center and received response 2 hours later. Booked in to a Premier Inn the night before flight for £31 as it was a 7.30am take off with BA. There is a lovely pub a short walk down the road that's got good beer and excellent food. We checked our luggage in the night before and it was easy although they checked every digit on every form but all was easy and BA staff helpful
Arrived at Terminal 5 early walked straight through with the hand luggage and straight into Spoons for Brekkie before the check in desks upstairs had really started. Boarded plane early and although flight was fairly full all was good and the drinks were served on the plane by ordering using the BA app only, no drinks trolley only app. . WIFI on the plane was free and worked well to order. Payment was taken by the stewards using card payment machine only.
The queue at Larnaca was reasonable and we were through in about 15 minutes without any issue whatsoever, even though when my wife stood in front of the machine for her photo to be taken she still had her mask on but they didn't pay any attention to the picture
At the traffic lights on the last turn to the Metahan crossing we were met by one long queue of traffic and took us almost 90 minutes to reach the border. Then followed the shambles of cars and vans parked everywhere and our passport changed hands several times before getting to the girl doing the Antigen testing. Only one girl testing everyone, the queue was long and was very hot. I watched her with the may strips on the desk and she had no idea of which one related to who. I was tested and then my wife and 5 minutes after she was done we were handed the passports and said all was OK, I wasn't convinced but took advantage and left
Overall is was a good experience clouded by the disorganized shambles at the crossing, nevertheless, here we are and all is OK
Arrived at Terminal 5 early walked straight through with the hand luggage and straight into Spoons for Brekkie before the check in desks upstairs had really started. Boarded plane early and although flight was fairly full all was good and the drinks were served on the plane by ordering using the BA app only, no drinks trolley only app. . WIFI on the plane was free and worked well to order. Payment was taken by the stewards using card payment machine only.
The queue at Larnaca was reasonable and we were through in about 15 minutes without any issue whatsoever, even though when my wife stood in front of the machine for her photo to be taken she still had her mask on but they didn't pay any attention to the picture
At the traffic lights on the last turn to the Metahan crossing we were met by one long queue of traffic and took us almost 90 minutes to reach the border. Then followed the shambles of cars and vans parked everywhere and our passport changed hands several times before getting to the girl doing the Antigen testing. Only one girl testing everyone, the queue was long and was very hot. I watched her with the may strips on the desk and she had no idea of which one related to who. I was tested and then my wife and 5 minutes after she was done we were handed the passports and said all was OK, I wasn't convinced but took advantage and left
Overall is was a good experience clouded by the disorganized shambles at the crossing, nevertheless, here we are and all is OK