XpresSpa Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XSPA) (“XpresSpa” or the “Company”),
a health and wellness company, today announced with the City of
Phoenix Aviation Department for an XpresCheck™ COVID-19 testing
facility at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
The Company is converting a closed urgent care
medical clinic, located pre-security in Terminal 4, which is
adjacent to the PHX Sky Train® corridor, to an XpresCheck Testing
Facility. This facility will host six separate testing rooms with
an anticipated capacity to administer over 400 tests per day.
COVID-19 testing options will include a rapid molecular COVID-19
test, the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Test, and the Blood
Antibody Test. All three tests are similarly offered at XpresCheck
locations in JFK International Airport, Newark Liberty
International Airport, and Boston Logan International Airport.
"We are delighted to launch XpresCheck at
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, which will be our fourth
COVID-19 testing facility in the U.S., and to be commencing
operations ahead of Thanksgiving, which has historically begun the
busiest travel period of the year,” said Doug Satzman, XpresSpa
CEO. “The infrastructure we have built with XpresCheck is laying
the groundwork for much more than coronavirus testing. We are
prepared to address second and third waves of the virus, in
addition to any other easily transmittable virus in the future.
While our current focus is providing convenient, reliable COVID-19
testing, our long-term goal is to become the leading brand in the
rapidly emerging travel health and wellness category by helping
people manage medical conditions during travel.”
“Widespread testing is one of the best ways to fight COVID-19.
The City of Phoenix continues to provide testing opportunities for
all residents and looks for new, innovative ways to assist in
slowing the spread. The city's newest partnership with XpresCheck
will offer testing for airport employees, travelers and members of
the public. These services will help restore a bit of normalcy
and convenience to the airline industry by providing an extra layer
of security and comfort,” said Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego.
The City of Phoenix is also using Federal CARES
Act funding, through the end of December, to supplement the cost of
testing for Phoenix residents who do not have health insurance that
covers the service. Residents can pre-book their appointments in
advance or come in for a walk-up visit. XpresCheck will verify the
patient’s residency at the time of the test.
“A COVID-19 testing site in the airport terminal may give
passengers peace of mind about their own health, fellow passengers
and can help to boost travel,” said Thelda Williams, Phoenix City
Councilwoman – District 1 and Chair of the Transportation,
Infrastructure and Innovation Subcommittee. “Phoenix Sky
Harbor is a gateway to Arizona and a major economic engine for the
state; partnerships like this add another layer of health
safety.”
“The launch of XpresCheck at Sky Harbor is beneficial to our
local community,” said Carlos Garcia, Phoenix City Councilperson –
District 8, which includes Phoenix Sky Harbor International
Airport. “The city of Phoenix has been focused on ensuring that
testing is available to its residents. This is another avenue to
make it easier for our residents to get tested as well as for those
visiting the state.”
“This is an important partnership that will benefit not only
travelers and airport employees but city of Phoenix residents,”
said Laura Pastor, Phoenix City Councilwoman – District 4 and
member of the Transportation, Infrastructure and Innovation
Subcommittee. “I’m pleased that we will be able to offer free
testing to city of Phoenix residents due to CARES Act funding that
we received earlier this year. This is another way we are making it
easier for our residents to get the testing they need.”
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 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, Newark Liberty
International Airport, and Logan 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.
Forward-Looking StatementsThis
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 a COVID-19
vaccination when it becomes available (including whether such
vaccination becomes available in the near term or at all), 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, including at JFK International Airport, Newark
Liberty International Airport, Boston Logan International Airport,
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.
About Phoenix Sky
Harbor International AirportPhoenix Sky Harbor
International Airport, America’s Friendliest
Airport®, has an annual economic impact of more than $38
billion. Every day approximately 1,200 aircraft and more than
120,000 passengers arrive and depart at Sky Harbor. PHX Sky Harbor
is funded with Airport revenue. No tax dollars are used to support
the Airport.
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