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Re: EHAS Update 120v72 - Your Mileage May Vary...
[Re: ChivalrousJr]
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02/08/2021 04:29 PM
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Good luck and thanks for the update.
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Re: EHAS Update 120v72 - Your Mileage May Vary...
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02/09/2021 06:52 AM
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Good luck. You are spot on with your assessment.
J.D.
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Re: EHAS Update 120v72 - Your Mileage May Vary...
[Re: Leagle49]
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02/09/2021 08:41 AM
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Right now the BIGGEST threat and deterrent to tourism is NOT Covid, it is the ineptness of the SXM government and their inconsistent and haphazard approach to tourists wanting to come. But there is a discrepancy that we are trying to get fixed. This has gone on from day one of the island opening back up to visitors. We are a good 2 weeks into the latest "discrepancy".
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Re: EHAS Update 120v72 - Your Mileage May Vary...
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02/09/2021 09:34 AM
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Having just checked the PJIA website, there is another source of conflicting information.
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Re: EHAS Update 120v72 - Your Mileage May Vary...
[Re: Leagle49]
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02/09/2021 09:56 AM
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To all those going this weekend, best wishes. Sint Maarten needs to get their sh*t straight. This is ridiculous.
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Re: EHAS Update 120v72 - Your Mileage May Vary...
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02/09/2021 10:29 AM
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I thought about the airline as well, noting that I did not get approval in November until I was at the airport and not that long from needing to board. My thought is you either have approval or don't, I would like to think that the approval forms would make the difference but I do remember AA looking at the dates listed. So not only are you depending upon SXM to get the info to us correctly but they need to get it to the airlines as well. I still fully expect it to be the 120 hours. Cheers and good luck, Todd
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Re: EHAS Update 120v72 - Your Mileage May Vary...
[Re: ScottW]
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02/09/2021 08:56 PM
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Our group of 6 is scheduled to depart on Saturday. We got tested yesterday (5 days out), for free at the Baltimore County testing site. We received our results early this morning. We submitted our applications online this morning and all 6 of us have been pre-approved. We received our responses within an hour. I still don't trust the 5 day versus 3 day situation, so we are being tested again tomorrow just to be safe. Our test results just had a date on the report, they did not have a specific time. Scott The fact that you received approvals makes one believe that the 120 hours is in play. But who really knows?? Probably smart to get tested again, but sadly not everyone has that ability.
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Re: EHAS Update 120v72 - Your Mileage May Vary...
[Re: BillDauterive]
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02/09/2021 11:59 PM
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I'm scheduled to travel to our island on Saturday morning. I got tested on Monday afternoon. Got the results at 19:44 EST on Tuesday.
Submitted my results to EHAS at 20:08 EST. Received approval within three minutes.
Next step for me... In the event that the airline has conflicting information regarding travel requirements with respect to flights to SXM, I intend to travel with <72 hour negative test results so will you get tested again before your saturday travel?...if not, you will not be travelling with "<72 hour negative test results" the clock starts when the test is given, not when you get the results back...so unless you get tested again, you will be travelling with 100+ hour results cutting it close, but depending on your test date/time and actual flight time, still possibly within the 120 hour window
Last edited by IslandBoi; 02/10/2021 12:34 AM.
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Re: EHAS Update 120v72 - Your Mileage May Vary...
[Re: ChivalrousJr]
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02/10/2021 09:38 AM
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Well, it won’t be needed after all. I just got an email from United stating that the test window is 120 hours. Destination: St. Maarten Test type: Molecular: PCR or Antigen/AG Timing: Test results must be dated no earlier than 120 hours before your departure from Washington (IAD) to St. Maarten (SXM)
Based on your itinerary, your test results must be dated no earlier than February 08, 2021.
Other information that may be required before boarding or entry:
Complete Sint Maarten's Electronic Health Authorization at least 12 hours before departure at https://stmaartenehas.com/. This continues with more detail, shortened for brevity’s sake.
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Re: EHAS Update 120v72 - Your Mileage May Vary...
[Re: BillDauterive]
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02/10/2021 11:55 AM
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Well, it won’t be needed after all. I just got an email from United stating that the test window is 120 hours. Destination: St. Maarten Test type: Molecular: PCR or Antigen/AG Timing: Test results must be dated no earlier than 120 hours before your departure from Washington (IAD) to St. Maarten (SXM)
Based on your itinerary, your test results must be dated no earlier than February 08, 2021.
Other information that may be required before boarding or entry:
Complete Sint Maarten's Electronic Health Authorization at least 12 hours before departure at https://stmaartenehas.com/. This continues with more detail, shortened for brevity’s sake. Hope all airlines follow suit with this in notifying passengers prior to their flights.
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Re: EHAS Update 120v72 - Your Mileage May Vary...
[Re: SXMScubaman]
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02/10/2021 12:08 PM
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Well, it won’t be needed after all. I just got an email from United stating that the test window is 120 hours. Destination: St. Maarten Test type: Molecular: PCR or Antigen/AG Timing: Test results must be dated no earlier than 120 hours before your departure from Washington (IAD) to St. Maarten (SXM)
Based on your itinerary, your test results must be dated no earlier than February 08, 2021.
Other information that may be required before boarding or entry:
Complete Sint Maarten's Electronic Health Authorization at least 12 hours before departure at https://stmaartenehas.com/. This continues with more detail, shortened for brevity’s sake. Hope all airlines follow suit with this in notifying passengers prior to their flights. The only thing is that this information isn't completely accurate. The antigen test must be performed within 48 hours of flight, not 120. Only the rt-PCR test is allowed in the 120-hour timeframe. And it's the test, not the results, that must be dated within that timeframe.
Last edited by GaKaye; 02/10/2021 12:15 PM.
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Re: EHAS Update 120v72 - Your Mileage May Vary...
[Re: ScottW]
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02/10/2021 04:37 PM
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Glad you were able to be accommodated. Testing in my area was $139. Hope you have a good trip.
J.D.
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