United Airlines has developed a "Travel-Ready Center" for its website and app in which travellers can view and manage Covid-19-related entry requirements specific to their itineraries.
Upon its launch on Monday, the web and app list requirements specific to a traveller's destination, including a list of Covid-19 testing options that travellers can use, and lets them upload required testing or vaccination documentation. Designated United personnel will verify documentation after travellers upload it, and once all requirements are met, passengers can get their boarding passes prior to arriving to the airport.
During the next few months, United plans to enable travellers to book Covid-19 tests directly through the feature, with the results provided directly to United. The carrier also plans to add visa requirement details for international travel through the feature as well as integrate its Agent on Demand offering, through which travellers can video-chat with an agent regarding any questions about travel requirements.
The tool comes a day in advance of new entry requirements established for the United States by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which require all inbound international travellers to have proof of a negative Covid-19 test. American Airlines earlier this month announced it was expanding availability of its mobile passport app partner VeriFly in advance of the new requirements, but United claims to be the first carrier to integrate such a tool into its own app and website.