XpresSpa Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XSPA) (“XpresSpa” or the “Company”),
a health and wellness company, today announced, in conjunction with
the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the opening of the
XpresCheck at Newark Liberty International Airport’s Terminal B on
August 17, 2020.
In its initial phase, testing will be available
to EWR terminal employees, airline employees, and airport workers
through an expanded contract with XpresSpa’s new brand, XpresCheck.
The new facility has the capacity to screen up to 350 airport
employees per day. Following this initial launch period, testing at
EWR’s XpresCheck site is expected to be made available to
passengers.
“Across the agency, we have employed various
preventive measures to ensure the safety of travelers and airport
personnel and are continually exploring ways to further enhance
these measures,” said Kevin O’Toole, Port Authority
Chairman. “We remain committed to implementing additional
measures and policies, as well as expanding and exploring various
pilots, such as this new on-airport testing site, to further
safeguard those at our facilities.”
“The Port Authority has taken proactive measures
to provide a safe environment for both employees and customers,
including piloting a partnership with XpresCheck to bring testing
right into our airport terminals,” said Rick Cotton, Port
Authority Executive Director. “We look forward to seeing
the results of the pilot at Newark Liberty and to further
conversations with XpresCheck. We hope to see testing capability
expand as widely as possible.”
XpresCheck, which began as a pilot at John F.
Kennedy International Airport, was one of the first COVID-19
testing locations at a U.S. airport. The JFK site, which is managed
by JFK-IAT and XpresCheck’s parent company XpresSpa, is now open to
passengers in addition to airport employees for testing.
Similar to the site in JFK’s Terminal 4, the EWR
testing site is a new modular site constructed on Level 3 in
Terminal B. It provides six separate testing rooms and is capable
of conducting both COVID-19 testing and antibody testing. These
services will be available to all airport employees, including
airline employees, contractors and workers, concessionaires and
their employees, TSA officers, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CPB) agents. Both antibody testing and polymerase
chain reaction (PCR) testing are available on-site, and the tests
are sent to outside laboratories. All insurance plans are accepted
outside of network and all information will remain private and
HIPAA-compliant.
“Our airports are working hard to support the
return of air travel to the pre-COVID levels and making sure our
customers and employees feel safe and confident that when they come
to one of our airports,” said Huntley A. Lawrence, Port
Authority Aviation Director. “This testing site,
which is also an example of our commitment to better serving our
customers and employees, builds on our existing measures to improve
the customer journey in every way possible.”
"We are thrilled to be launching in Newark
Liberty International Airport next week, which will be our second
XpresCheck testing facility in the NY Metro area,” said
Doug Satzman, XpresSpa CEO. “We are also hopeful that we
can bring XpresCheck to additional U.S. airports over time,
leveraging our learnings to date in setting up and administering a
testing facility so that we can do our part to keep safe those who
work in the airline industries as well as travelers.”
About XpresSpa Group,
Inc.XpresSpa Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XSPA) is a global health
and wellness holding company. XpresSpa Group’s core asset,
XpresSpa, is a leading airport retailer of spa services and related
health and wellness products, with 50 locations in 25 airports
globally. Through its XpresTest, Inc. subsidiary, the Company also
provides COVID-19 screening and testing under its XpresCheck™ brand
at JFK International Airport and Newark Liberty International
Airport. To learn more about XpresSpa Group, visit:
www.XpresSpaGroup.com. To learn more about XpresSpa, visit
www.XpresSpa.com. To learn more about XpresCheck, visit
www.XpresCheck.com.
About the Port Authority of New York and
New JerseyFounded in 1921, the Port Authority of New York
and New Jersey builds, operates, and maintains many of the most
important transportation and trade infrastructure assets in the
country. The agency’s network of aviation, ground, rail, and
seaport facilities is among the busiest in the country, supports
more than 550,000 regional jobs, and generates more than $23
billion in annual wages and $80 billion in annual economic
activity. The Port Authority also owns and manages the 16-acre
World Trade Center site, where the 1,776-foot-tall One World Trade
Center is now the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere. The
Port Authority receives no tax revenue from either the State of New
York or New Jersey or from the City of New York. The agency raises
the necessary funds for the improvement, construction or
acquisition of its facilities primarily on its own credit. For more
information or for updates from the Portfolio blog, please
visit http://www.panynj.gov.
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to XpresSpa as of today's date and are not guarantees of the future
performance of the company, and actual results may vary materially
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recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form
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update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or
circumstances that may arise after the date hereof, except as
required by law.
Investor Relations:ICRRaphael
Gross(203) 682-8253
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