Panamanian arrival procedures require a negative COVID test, no older than 48 hours. A bit difficult to get when travelling the day after Memorial Day.
But, they are well prepared for people arriving without a valid test.
First stop - even before immigration - is a check-point to show your COVID test. They do not accept vaccination records, so they send me to the covid-test processing area they have set up.
25 people are already there in front of me in the line. But the line moves rather quickly.
First, stop at cashier and pay 50$%.
Second stop at testing booth: a swap stuck up your nose, both sides, and done!
The waiting for the test results at Gate 120 took the longest - obviously. Every 5 - 10 minutes a guys shows up with test results in his hands. He calls out the names, you provide your passport number, and get your test result.
With that, I can now head back to the covid-test checkpoint, from which it continues to Immigration, - where the lines by now are very short, as the buk of passengers on the flight have all ready been processed. Finally pick up the bag, which is waiting there patiently among a handful other bags next to the bag-belt. No lines at customs either! A quick scan of all bags, and done!
the whole thing took about an hour and a half.
Bien Venido a Panama!
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