United Airlines Partners With Walmart For Easier COVID-19 Testing

By Tom Boon

directly to the United Airlines app, where they are available within four to 48 hours of the test-taking place.

According to United Airlines, it is the only

airline that provides customers with the travel requirements of their destination and lets them complete and upload any relevant paperwork directly in its app and on its website. American Airlines, for example, is using the third-party app VeriFLY. So far, United has handled almost 3.3 million vaccinations, test results, and passenger locator forms through its app and website. https://simplefl ying.com/united-airlines-walmartcovid-testing Image credit: eatthis.com, YAHOO!

From today onwards, United Airlines is partnering with Walmart and Albertson Companies locations across the United States to make COVID-19 test appointments more accessible to its passengers. The partnership is an enhancement of a feature added to the airline’s digital infrastructure back in April.

Through the United Airlines app or website, passengers will be able to book an appointment at more than 3,800 test sites easily. Once the appointment is complete, test results are sent

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A digital Covid-19 vaccination passport in Germany.

“Even before the pandemic, we were starting to see long lines at airports and other venues and it made us think that we just have to fi nd a way to take that digital transformation to the next level,” Land explains. “It’s sad that it’s taken a pandemic to get progress in building these standards around digital credentials. But I think what we’re going through right now, especially with airlines and other travel companies, is helping us realize the benefi t of moving to digital IDs like passports or driver’s licenses.” https://qz.com/2036529/more-than-450-airlinescan-now-use-ibms-digital-health-pass/?utm_ source=email&utm_medium=daily-brief&utm_ content=6992129a-eb9f-11eb-aeb1-5e0f676510ff