Are e-gates available at immigration entry points?
No
Are passengers required to undergo any health tests on arrival?
Yes
Provide details:
Passengers with external origin from the azores have to be submitted to a COVID-19 test if they don't present a valid one, wich will be repeated 6 days latter
Are passengers required to quarantine on arrival at the airport?
No
If airport-quarantine does the passenger bear hotel and other related costs, e.g. meals, transportation, etc.?
No
What, if any, protocols and precautions are in place for arriving passengers who are exiting the landside area?
Yes
Provide details:
There are specific measures for passengers disembarking in the Azores, which aim to protect their health, the health of all those with whom they can contact while in the archipelago, including their family, and the health of all Azoreans.Passengers disembarking at airports on the islands of Santa Maria, São Miguel, Terceira, Pico or Faial, coming from airports located in areas considered by the World Health Organization to be zones of active community transmission or with active transmission chains of the SARS- virus CoV-2, must comply with the procedures provided for in Government Council Resolution No. 207/2020, of July 31 - https://destinoseguro.azores.gov.pt/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/207 -I-Government_Council_Resolution-2020-07-31.pdf Therefore, they must comply with one of the following procedures:a) Present proof, in digital or paper form, of a document issued by a national or international laboratory, attesting the performance of a SARS-CoV-2 screening test, carried out by the RT-PCR methodology, within 72 hours before the departure of the flight with final destination to the Azores, with the passenger identification, the laboratory where it was performed, the date of the test and the NEGATIVE result. In this case, and extending the stay for seven or more days, the same must, on the 6th day, counting from the date of the SARS-CoV-2 screening test, contact the county health authority in who resides or is housed, with a view to carrying out a new SARS-CoV-2 screening test, to be promoted by the local health authority, the result of which will be communicated to him;If in continental Portuguese territory or on Madeira, you can perform the test in s agreed laboratories for this purpose.Every day the list of laboratories and collection stations is susceptible to change. The list is always updated at https://destinoseguro.azores.gov.pt/?page_id=6304 , in the field 'see the list of laboratories covered'.b) Carry out, with the collection of biological samples on arrival, a screening test for SARS-CoV-2, to be promoted by the health authority, and must remain in prophylactic isolation at your home or place where you are staying, until you are notified of the result of the same. In this case, and extending the stay for seven or more days, the same must, on the 6th day, counting from the date of the SARS-CoV-2 screening test, contact the county health authority in who resides or is housed, with a view to carrying out a new SARS-CoV-2 screening test, to be promoted by the local health authority, the result of which will be communicated to him; orc) Return to the destination of origin or travel to any destination outside the Region, fulfilling, until the time of the flight, prophylactic isolation in a hotel indicated for this purpose.Contacts of health delegationsIn cases where the SARS-CoV-2 virus test result is POSITIVE, the local health authority, within the scope of its powers, will determine the procedures to be followed.If the passenger refuses to comply with all the procedures provided for, the local health authority may, within the scope of its powers, determine the mandatory quarantine, for the period of time necessary to obtain the SARS-CoV virus screening test result. -2, or, if the passenger does not agree to do so, for the period of time necessary to complete fourteen days since his arrival in the Region, in a hotel defined for this purpose, the costs of which will be charged to the passenger who does so
Are drivers/meeters and greeters allowed to meet arriving passengers inside the terminal building?
Yes
Provide details:
All persons in the terminal should respect the National Heath Authority measures, includind the mask use.
Are there any specific measures for drivers/meeters and greeters meeting/collecting arriving passengers? (e.g., subject to health screening)
Yes
Provide details:
All persons in the terminal should respect the National Heath Authority measures, includind the mask use.
Are there any special pick-up or curbside arrangements in place?
No