It is pleased to announce that the testing center is opened to revitalize the passengers' business by creating seamless travel experience that includes COVID-19 testing to passengers departing or transiting via
The state-of-the-art COVID-19 testing lab is equipped with cutting-edge technologies to provide passengers with quick and accurate testing. Currently, the lab has a capacity to carry out 1,000 COVID-19 tests a day with a potential to grow further after expansion.
Regular test results can be obtained within three hours, leading to a convenient travel arrangement by reducing waiting time for testing and result collection, it was indicated.
Ethiopian Airports CEO
"The lab at the airport eliminates the hassle for testing and brings convenience and helps restore passengers' confidence in travel.
The facility is the outcome of the excellent partnership between
Timeliness of COVID-19 test results has been an issue of concern for passengers who wish to transit or extend their stay in
The laboratory -performs RT-PCR and IgM antibody tests for COVID-19 to departing, arriving and transit passengers with high level of efficiency in delivering the results. As a result, Ethiopian hopes to see a revival of passenger traffic following the move, it was learnt.
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