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Covid: UK-India travellers can upload PCR test results online

Dubai - Travellers can now submit Covid-19 negative tests on British Airways' website prior to travel.

British Airways’ customers eligible to travel to India are now able to upload their negative Covid-19 test results and other travel declaration forms directly into their booking on the airline’s website in advance of travel.

The new initiative is being trialed to simplify the departure process as it prepares for the return of international travel.

The trial, which is running on all flights from London to India, will certify that customers have the correct documentation needed for their flight before they arrive at the airport, allowing them to check-in online and avoid queuing in the terminal.

Three days before they are due to depart, customers receive an email directing them to the ‘Manage My Booking’ function on its website where they can find the relevant entry requirements, including a negative Covid-19 test result and a 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.

The airline aims to roll this trial out to more destinations over the coming weeks and is also working to add this functionality for those destinations to its British Airways app.

This will enable passengers to securely upload the documentation for their booking directly from their mobile device, which could include negative Covid test results and / or proof of a vaccination if it is required by the government of the destination.

The required documentation will be dictated by the Government of the destination a customer is travelling to, which could include negative Covid tests and / or vaccination information.

“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-19 era,” said Sean Doyle, British Airways’ Chief Executive Officer.

“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,” he said.

-waheedabbas@khaleejtimes.com