For travellers to England - Important information

Dear passengers,

From January 7, 2022 and from January 9, 2022 new simplified rules for entry into England for fully vaccinated people come into force.

From 4:00 on January 7, 2022, all passengers who qualify as fully vaccinated are NOT required to submit a Covid-19 test before departure for England.

From 4:00 on January 9, 2022, anyone who qualifies as fully vaccinated can take an antigenic test (lateral flow test) instead of the PCR test upon arrival in England.

The rules for the NON-VACCINATED remain unchanged.

Please visit the government website of England for the latest information.

1. Requirements for fully vaccinated arriving from countries and territories not on the red list is required:

      • Vaccination certificate for a full course of vaccination and at least 14 days shall have passed since the last dose. The day of the last dose is counted as day 0.   

   • Filled in PLF (passenger locator form) within 48 hours before arrival in England     

• If you travel before 04:00 on 09/01/2022: Purchased PCR testneeds to be done by the end of day 2 after arrival in England.

• If you travel after 04:00 on 09/01/2022: Purchased antigen test (lateral flow test) needs to be made by the end of day 2 after arrival in England.

NHS tests are not accepted.

You can find complete information about the requirements for the vaccination certificate  here 

If the vaccination document does not contain any of the requirements, you should comply with the requirements for NON vaccinated. Otherwise you will be denied boarding the aircraft.

The rules for fully vaccinated apply if passengers also fall into one of the following categories:

     • Persons under 18;   

   • Participants in approved Covid 19 vaccination testing programs in the UK and US    

  • Exempt from vaccination due to medical reasons

All those who have not been vaccinated, or who have been partially vaccinated, or who do not fully meet the requirements for fully vaccinated must comply with the requirements for NON-vaccinated.

2. Requirements for NON-vaccinated arrivals from countries and territories not on the red list are required:

 • Negative test for Covid-19 (PCR, LAMP, antigenic test such as LFD) done up to 2 days before the trip

 • Purchased test package for day 2 and day 8 after arriving in England 

  • Filled in PLF (passenger locator form)  within 48 hours before arrival in England

NHS tests are not accepted.

We recommend that all citizens of the EU and the United Kingdom digitally upload their vaccination certificate to the PLF, which will enable them to receive "vaccination status confirmed" status. This will avoid checking the certificate at the check-in counters.

If you have been in a UK Red List country in the last 10 days, you will only be allowed to enter the UK if you are a British or Irish citizen or a UK resident. Check out the countries and territories on the UK Red List here

Bulgaria is not on the ‘red list’!

Your responsibility

All passengers are responsible for checking and meeting the travel requirements (visa and related to Covid 19) of the country to which they are travelling.

In case you do not meet the relevant requirements, boarding the aircraft and / or access to the respective country may be denied.

For information on the requirements in England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland, check the following government websites:

England   Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

With respect,

The Bulgaria Air team