XpresSpa Group and United Airlines Announce the Opening of a Second XpresCheck™ COVID-19 Testing Facility at Newark Liberty...
February 16 2021 - 8:30AM
XpresSpa Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XSPA) (“XpresSpa” or the
“Company”), a health and wellness company, today announced in
collaboration with United Airlines, the opening of its second
XpresCheck testing facility at Newark Liberty International
Airport.
XpresCheck’s pop-up testing facility is located
in the United Airlines’ Terminal C baggage claim area,
pre-security. It will host four separate testing rooms with an
anticipated capacity to administer over 300 tests per day. COVID-19
testing options will include the Rapid Molecular COVID-19 Test and
the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Test.
Doug Satzman, XpresSpa CEO, said, "We are
thrilled to be opening our second testing facility in Newark,
bringing our total testing capacity at the airport to 800 tests per
day. Additionally, we are pleased to be strengthening our existing
relationship with United Airlines as we continue to expand COVID-19
testing services and the XpresCheck brand. We applaud United and
their continued leadership in providing easy and accessible
COVID-19 testing for their customers and employees.”
“Offering convenient and reliable testing
solutions that help open borders, provide peace of mind and enable
the safest possible journey is at the core of our commitment to
customers and the communities worldwide we proudly serve,” said
Mike Erbeck, Vice President of Newark Airport for United. “With the
addition of this new XpresCheck location, United customers
traveling through our Newark hub now have even greater access to
testing options helping travelers meet the entry requirements at
their final destination.”
About XpresSpa Group, Inc.
XpresSpa Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XSPA) is a
leading 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 45
locations in 23 airports globally. Through its XpresTest, Inc.
subsidiary, the Company provides COVID-19 screening and testing
under the XpresCheck™ brand at eight locations in six airports:
Denver International Airport, JFK International Airport, Boston
Logan International Airport (2), Newark Liberty International
Airport (2), Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, and Salt
Lake City International Airport. To learn more about XpresSpa
Group, visit: www.XpresSpaGroup.com.
Twitter: @xprescheck and
Instagram: @realxprescheck
About United Airlines
United's shared purpose is "Connecting People.
Uniting the World." For more information, visit united.com, follow
@United on Twitter and Instagram or connect on Facebook. The common
stock of United's parent, United Airlines Holdings, Inc., is traded
on the Nasdaq under the symbol "UAL".
Forward-Looking Statements
Forward-Looking Statements This press release
may contain "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These include statements preceded
by, followed by or that otherwise include the words "believes,"
"expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "projects," "intends,"
"should," "seeks," "future," "continue," or the negative of such
terms, or other comparable terminology. In particular, these
statements include, without limitation, statements about our
expectations relating to our new XpresCheck™ concept, being able to
expand testing to other communicable diseases as well as administer
vaccinations for the seasonal flu, our positioning to be part of
the national rollout of various COVID-19 vaccinations as they
become available, the degree to which our public testing model
assists passengers meet testing requirements in select states and
countries, our ability to identify and gain access to the latest
and best COVID-19 testing methodologies and equipment, and our
ability further expand our initial sites and our overall ability to
manage the regulatory challenges associated with this business
line. Forward-looking statements relating to expectations about
future results or events are based upon information available to
XpresSpa Group as of today's date and are not guarantees of the
future performance of the company, and actual results may vary
materially from the results and expectations discussed. Additional
information concerning these and other risks is contained in
XpresSpa Group’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K,
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, recent Current Reports on Form 8-K
and other Securities and Exchange Commission filings. All
subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning
XpresSpa Group, or other matters and attributable to XpresSpa Group
or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their
entirety by the cautionary statements above. XpresSpa Group does
not undertake any obligation to publicly update any of these
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that
may arise after the date hereof.
Investor Relations:ICRRaphael
Grossir@xpresspagroup.com(203) 682-8253
Media:Julie
FergusonJulie@jfprmedia.com(312) 385-0098
United AirlinesMedia.Relations@united.com
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