American continues to launch tools to form flying safer and easier as travelers return to the skies<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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FORT WORTH, Texas \u2014 American Airlines is expanding its preflight coronavirus (COVID-19) testing program with new self-administered and more in-person testing options\u00a0to form\u00a0travel easier and safer for its customers. Customers can now order an Abbott BinaxNOW\u2122 Home Test through telehealth provider eMed. These 15-minute, self-administered tests are supervised virtually by an eMed Certified Guide 72 hours before a customer\u2019s return to the U.S. eMed\u00a0may be a\u00a0CDC-accepted administrator of rapid antigen tests\u00a0which will\u00a0be taken abroad and receive electronic documentation for re-entry to the U.S. with a negative test result. American continues to launch tools to form flying safer and easier as travelers return to the skies […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestfaredeal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestfaredeal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestfaredeal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestfaredeal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestfaredeal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestfaredeal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":264,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestfaredeal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241\/revisions\/264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestfaredeal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestfaredeal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestfaredeal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u201cWe want customers to\u00a0specialize in\u00a0planning their trip to reconnect with family or unwind after\u00a0quite\u00a0a year\u00a0reception, without the added stress of\u00a0deciding\u00a0where\u00a0and the way\u00a0they’re going to\u00a0get\u00a0the proper\u00a0test,\u201d said Julie Rath,\u00a0vice chairman\u00a0of Customer Experience at American. \u201cOur partnerships allow them\u00a0to settle on\u00a0the testing option that works best and\u00a0is that the\u00a0most convenient for them\u00a0once they\u00a0book their flight.\u201d
\u201cDeploying eMed services for international travel marries reliable COVID-19 testing with a convenient digital-point-of-care platform\u00a0to make\u00a0a secure\u00a0and more seamless travel experience,\u201d said Dr. Patrice Harris, eMed Co-Founder, and CEO. \u201cWe’re proud to be partnering with American\u00a0to offer\u00a0their customers peace of mind throughout their trip and confidence in independently verified results. Clearer skies are ahead\u00a0because of\u00a0innovations like this.\u201d
Customers can order\u00a0a group\u00a0of six tests for $150 directly from eMed at American.eMed.com or\u00a0devour\u00a0individual \u201cHome Tests\u201d at select pharmacies.\u00a0the value\u00a0includes the supervision of an eMed Certified Guide who will join the individual during a telehealth visit\u00a0to steer\u00a0them through the testing process. The test\u00a0result’s\u00a0available in as little as\u00a0quarter-hour\u00a0and is documented in Abbott\u2019s complementary NAVICA\u2122 app available on smart devices. Additional shipping costs may apply.
For customers wanting an in-person test before departing the U.S., American is expanding its partnership with CareNow nationwide, allowing customers to schedule a test at\u00a0one of\u00a0CareNow\u2019s nearly 160 locations when traveling\u00a0to pick\u00a0destinations on American.
Customers who\u00a0prefer to\u00a0use VeriFLY\u00a0also can\u00a0upload their test results into the app.
Visit aa.com\/covid19testing\u00a0to find out\u00a0more about American testing options, including additional partnerships with LetsGetChecked and GoHealth.
Skip the ticket counter with VeriFLY<\/strong>
Customers using VeriFLY can now\u00a0sign up\u00a0for his or her\u00a0flights online at aa.com or use the American Airlines mobile app, without having\u00a0to ascertain\u00a0an agent at the airport. The free VeriFLY app simplifies\u00a0pass by\u00a0allowing customers to enter their origin and destination and guiding them through\u00a0the required\u00a0travel requirements. Customers can upload documentation of their fulfilled requirements\u00a0onto\u00a0the app, which then validates that the documents match a country\u2019s requirements and displays\u00a0an easy\u00a0pass or fail message.
Using the app gives customers the peace of mind that\u00a0they’re\u00a0able to\u00a0travel before heading to the airport\u00a0then\u00a0saves them significant time once they\u00a0reach\u00a0the airport. The app\u00a0is out there\u00a0as a free download from the iOS App Store or Google Play Store for all customers traveling internationally to the U.S. and from the U.S.\u00a0to fifteen\u00a0countries. As more countries\u00a0still\u00a0reopen to international travelers and set new requirements,\u00a0like\u00a0proof of a negative test or a COVID-19 vaccination, VeriFLY will integrate those standards into its verification processes.
VeriFLY\u00a0is that the\u00a0airline industry\u2019s\u00a0most generally\u00a0adopted mobile health passport, helping customers flying on American and its partners \u2014 Aer Lingus, Alaska Airlines<\/a>, British Airways, Iberia, Japan Air Lines and Qantas \u2014\u00a0visit\u00a0quite\u00a060 countries and 280 destinations.
Prepared for the Air<\/strong>
VeriFLY\u00a0and therefore the\u00a0airline\u2019s testing partnerships are\u00a0a part of\u00a0American\u2019s multi-layer commitment\u00a0to form\u00a0sure\u00a0customers are prepared for the air with tools to make their travel easier to manage. Customers can visit Prepared for the Air\u00a0to urge\u00a0started. As always, American encourages customers to review all travel requirements\u00a0for his or her\u00a0destination, including any restrictions on passport or point of origin.
About eMed<\/strong>
eMed (www.eMed.com)\u00a0may be a\u00a0telehealth company democratizing healthcare with a digital point-of-care platform\u00a0that gives\u00a0fast, easy, and affordable at-home healthcare testing supervised and guided online by eMed Certified Guides. We embrace quantitative medicine to deliver prescribed tests\u00a0and coverings\u00a0to\u00a0patients, driving better and\u00a0less expensive\u00a0health outcomes.
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