BA travel pass

Following Ryanair’s introduction of a ‘Covid Travel Wallet’, British Airways (BA) has come up with a similar trial scheme, but initially limited to India.  
 
Customers eligible to travel to the sub-continent can now upload negative Covid-19 test results and other required documentation directly via ‘Manage My Booking’ on ba.com. Once on the system BA will check the documentation matches the entry requirements and will allow customers to check-in online for their flight 24 hours before they travel, avoiding airport queues.

The airline will be expanding the trial to include more destinations over the coming weeks and aims to add this functionality to its mobile app.

The trial runs alongside another BA trial of the health passport VeriFLY on flights to the US and Canada, alongside all UK inbound flights.

Three days before they are due to depart, customers will receive an email from BA directing them to their booking and the relevant entry requirements, including a negative Covid-19 test result and digital declaration form. The customer will then upload each document via ‘Manage My Booking’ which will be certified by the airline within six hours to ensure they meet the entry requirements.

Sean Doyle, BA’s CEO, said: “At British Airways we are preparing for the meaningful return to international travel in the coming months. This means doing everything we can to simplify the journey for our customers, allow them to travel with confidence and create the best possible seamless, frictionless experience in a new Covid era.

“We know that innovation and technology hold the key to unlocking international travel. We are already offering access to travel app ‘VeriFLY’ on selected routes and IAG has been helping develop ‘Travel Pass’ with IATA. Now it’s also time to look at what we can offer through our own website. The key benefit of customers being able to upload the correct travel documentation into their booking, is that it enables them to check-in online, speeding up the airport process. We are continually exploring the best possible options to help our customers return to the skies, safely.”

Also see BTN
VeriFLY and BA, 15 February
British Airways discounts Covid tests, 8 March
Ryanair launches Covid travel pass, 15 March

www.iata.org/en/programs/passenger/travel-pass

www.ba.com

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Freda Friend, Brighton

Mr Doyle seems to be quoted in BTN every other week. When are we going to see him on TV with a proper interview?