The Scotsman, 62, grew angry after Dutch company KLM refused to accept his negative NHS test result on August 25. In an outburst of anger at his 360,000 Twitter followers, Mr. Welsh slammed the airline for making him miss an event. in Belgrade, Serbia. The author also criticized KLM for forcing the organizer of the sold-out event to refund the tickets.
In a fierce attack, he said: “He turned away from the airport on his way to Belgrade because KLM does not accept the NHS Covid test because there is no money for them.
“C *** s dirty scam airline.
“They’re turning all this s *** fest into a dystopia where profiteering crooks and bureaucrats meet.”
KLM then attempted to resolve the matter with Mr. Welsh before finally telling the airline to “get on f ** k”.
Mr Welsh added: “You can’t help me now.
“I can no longer attend the event which is sold out and for which the festival organizers will have to reimburse the tickets.
“Keep your regrets to them. Yes, please, I didn’t get to see Belgrade for the first time.
“But all the more so as people who are looking forward to the event will be disappointed.
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They must then justify a negative Covid test to board the flight.
However, according to government guidelines, NHS testing is not eligible.
As stated: “The NHS tests cannot be used for pre-departure testing purposes prior to travel to England.
“You cannot take an NHS test abroad with you to use on yourself before you return.”
Despite the rules on the government website, Twitter followers quickly jumped on Mr. Welsh’s support.
One person said: “This sort of thing is going to deter me from traveling overseas until I win the lottery and can book private jets or there is an international agreement on what is needed for steal.”
Another said: “No country accepts the NHS test, must be a private company.
“Total scam. I must have spent hundreds recently on private testing.”
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This notice was published: 2021-08-26 13:41:27
