WE WILL UPDATE THIS PAGE AS WE GATHER MORE INFORMATION
PLEASE READ ALL THE INFORMATION VERY CAREFULLY
LATEST UPDATE 19/05/21 @ 16:42
All information on this page is for guidance only and you must satisfy yourself as to what is required. Nonetheless hopefully you will find our information helpful. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have all the correct tests in order to satisfy all rules and regulations. You must have travel insurance as we cannot refund you or be responsible for your costs if you return a positive test.
If you require your flight number for booking your PCR-Test you access this through the "my booking" section at the top of the page.
Covid-19
All tests must be done by Government approved agencies.
PASSPORT:
Your passport must have both at least 6 months left on your passport before it expires and be less than 10 years old.
ONLINE PASSENGER LOCATOR CARDS:
We will have more information on this soon
COVID-19 TESTING:
Sport Options have partnered with Collinson, the UK’s leading Covid testing provider, to support the Covid testing needs of Manchester City fans travelling to the Champions League Final in Porto.
Collinson are fully approved by the UK Government through their UKAS Accreditation and are the only in-airport test provider to cover all major UK airports. A key part of their service is the ability to offer easily accessible and downloadable ‘Fit to Fly’ certification that you’ll need for your trip.
We’re delighted to be able to confirm that Sport Options have been able to negotiate a 20% discount from Collinson’s website prices for all of our customers who are travelling to Porto. This can be received by using the discount code – SPORTOPTIONS20OFF (more details below).
Collinson have multiple testing locations and are able to offer the following service at Manchester Airport to enable you to meet all of the testing requirements for your trip. The same services are also available at Heathrow (T2 & T5), Stansted, East Midlands, London City, Luton, Gatwick (APH Car Parking) and at The O2 Arena in London.
To fully meet the testing requirements for both Portugal and the UK you will need to do the following:
- Use this link to access the Collinson website to book your test - https://www.collinsongroup.com/en/covid-19-testing/sport options
- You will need to book the following tests:
- Pre-departure PCR – you must take this test 72 hours before you travel. It will take 48 hours to get the result and so please don’t leave it too late otherwise you won’t be allowed to fly. You can access the Collinson website and book a slot at Manchester Airport to take your test. You will need to pay for this test at the Manchester Airport clinic and by giving your discount code to the Collinson team you will pay a 20% discounted price of £66. Collinson will send your fit to fly certificate as soon as the negative result is received from their laboratory.
- Pre-departure Lateral Flow (Antigen) – because your time in Portugal is so short, you don’t need to take a Lateral flow/ Antigen test before you return to the UK. Instead, you can book a slot at Collinson’s Manchester Airport clinic for the day that you travel. The results are typically available in 45-60 minutes and this will cover you for your return flight to the UK. Again, you’ll pay for this at the airport and if you give your discount code to the Collinson team, you’ll pay the 20% discounted price of £32. This is much more convenient than trying to find somewhere to get tested in Porto before boarding your return flight.
- Green Arrivals – Green PCR – when you land back into the UK you will be required to take a PCR test on or before Day 2 of your arrival. You must pre-book a slot to take your PCR test at Collinson’s Manchester airport clinic for when you arrive back. This test must be paid for on-line and by using the discount code you will pay the 20% discounted price of £66. Collinson are currently working on an alternative option for you to purchase and collect a Home testing PCR kit when you land that you can take home and send back in the post to their laboratory. This will have a reduced cost of £60 plus £2.50 postage and we will be able to let you have more details as to how to book this before your trip.
- Please note that you will need to have purchased and paid for your green arrivals PCR test BEFORE you board your return flight as you’ll need to include the booking reference in the passenger locator form that you have to complete as part of your return trip.
If you have any questions, please contact Collinson using this e-mail address and they’ll be happy to answer any questions that you may have -
consumerhelp@collinsongroup.com
Travel requirements
1) As per government guidelines, all people travelling between the UK and Portugal must show proof of a negative PCR covid-19 test before boarding. The test must be taken within 72 hours of departure of both your outbound and return flight*. You will need to find a test provider for the trip (see above), making sure the provider meets the standards for pre-departure testing, as per the government website. As per the guidance, this should not be an NHS test.
*You must ensure that a negative test is valid upon your re-entry back into the UK for Sunday 30th May 2021
