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Virgin Atlantic to offer pre-travel Covid testing verification

Air
James Chapple
17 June 2021

Virgin Atlantic has partnered with Delta Air Lines on what they hope will serve as a "digital blueprint" for the resumption of transatlantic air travel.

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Passengers flying with Virgin and Delta between the UK and the US can now seek "FlyReady" status before they head to their departure airport.


The initiative allows passengers to upload and verify any necessary pre-travel testing results for Covid-19 up to three days prior to departure.


Providing their evidence of a negative test for Covid-19 is valid, they will be given FlyReady status. Virgin said this would allow passengers to proceed more smoothly through any pre-flight checks.


FlyReady will be integrated straight into the Virgin Atlantic website via the My Booking page and will not require passengers to download a third-party app.