Flight delay invalidates COVID test - need to retest?

Flight delay invalidates COVID test - need to retest? - Person Holding Test Tubes

My daughter is scheduled to take a flight from Colombia to Melbourne Australia transiting the US (Miami) - the whole route is booked with a single carrier - American Airlines. For US and Australia she needs a negative RAT test in last 24 hours. But her flight (AA 1130) is significantly delayed meaning the test will still be in the 24 for entry to the US but will be outside the 24 for entry to Australia.
Does she need to redo the COVID test?



Best Answer

The same site (as DavidSupportsMonica's answer: https://www.health.gov.au/health-alerts/covid-19/international-travel/inbound#predeparture-testing) has a "pre-departure testing" section that says:

The RAT must be done no more than 24 hours before the scheduled departure time of your flight, (or first flight if you have one or more connecting flights booked for your travel to Australia).

Which seems to imply she is OK as the test is still within 24 hours of the actual and scheduled departure time of the first flight of one or more connecting flights.




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