British Airways extends VeriFLY digital heath pass trial

Saturday, 25 Oct, 2021 0

Following the successful trial of mobile health pass, VeriFLY, and rollout across its network, British Airways has signed a long-term agreement with provider Daon.

Travellers can upload any Covid-19 related documentation required for their destination, including vaccination records, negative Covid-19 results and government documents, straight into the VeriFLY by Daon app.

British Airways has further developed the technology to allow customers using VeriFLY to check in online on BA.com.

Boarding passes can be downloaded ahead of arriving at the airport and customers travelling with hand luggage can head straight through security without the need to visit a desk.

The airline initially started trialling VeriFLY in February 2021 on selected routes and has seen over 500,000 customers successfully verified before travel.

VeriFLY is now available on all flights to North, South and Central America the Caribbean, Middle East, South Africa, Cayman Islands, Egypt and European destinations, as well as on the majority of flights into the UK.

Daon most recently extended the capability to read QR codes that appear on documentation such as a vaccination certificate or the UK passenger locator form.

Anthony Allcock, British Airways’ Chief Information and Digital Officer, said: "We started working with Daon at the beginning of this year with one simple objective – to make it as simple as possible for our customers to understand and conform with different country entry requirements."

"Since then, we have worked with Daon to make it even easier, allowing customers to unlock online check in and automate approvals for digital documentation such as vaccination certificates or the Government’s passenger locator form." 

The airline is also working closely with other airlines on the role that VeriFLY plays in multi sector journeys.

British Airways and American Airlines were the first airlines to trial VeriFLY.

 



 

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