CHICAGO, Aug. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting today,
United customers can access even more COVID testing locations,
including more than 3,000 new Walmart and Albertson Companies
locations across the U.S., through the airline's website and mobile
app in the Travel Ready Center. Customers can now easily book
COVID-19 testing appointments at more than 3,800 total testing
providers powered by Accenture technology and the CLX Health's
TrustAssure™ network and have their results
delivered within 4 to 48 hours of their test and directly submitted
to United's website and mobile app to be reviewed for their
flight.
United remains the only airline that gives customers
destination-specific travel requirements and the ability to upload
country-specific required forms, testing results and vaccination
records, all within the United App and on United.com. To date,
nearly 3.3 million vaccination records, test results and
destination entry forms have been submitted through United's online
platforms.
"United continues to deliver solutions that make it simple for
customers to understand and meet all testing and vaccination
requirements directly through our award-winning digital channels,"
said Linda Jojo, United's executive
vice president for technology and Chief Digital Officer. "As more
Americans resume international travel, this enhancement to our
mobile app and website will give our customers confidence and
peace-of mind knowing they have access to all of the information
and services they need right in the palm of their hand or on their
laptop."
Through United's Travel Ready Center, customers can view a list
of localized, eligible COVID testing locations, now including
select Albertsons Companies and Walmart locations, as well as
additional popular drug store, pharmacy chains, and local
healthcare providers across the country. Customers can then select
their preferred location and schedule an appointment directly
through United's website and mobile app. Once the test is reviewed,
customers will see a status indicator informing them that they are
"travel-ready" and can receive their mobile boarding pass. The
airline plans to continue to expand its offering, including adding
international testing sites for customers flying to the U.S. This
process was designed with privacy in mind so that limited personal
data is involved.
"At Albertsons Companies, we are always seeking convenient
solutions for our customers, especially during the COVID-19
pandemic. Our partnership with United Airlines, to provide access
to pre-travel COVID testing, is just another example of this
intent," said Omer Gajial, Albertsons Companies SVP of Pharmacy and
Health. "With our integrated testing solution, our customers can
easily schedule their COVID-19 test at one of our convenient store
locations, and results are seamlessly and confidentially delivered
to United Airlines."
"Our TrustAssure™ platform was engineered to
deliver a compliant, clinically sound, state of the art solution
that leverages interoperability to thousands of COVID testing
locations around the world," said Joseph
Gonzalez, Chief Strategy Officer for CLX Health. "The
domestic expansion of our TrustAssure network of premier national
retail partners supporting COVID-19 testing, including Albertsons
and Walmart locations in the United
States, will provide travelers a multitude of choices
virtually anywhere in the country to help them meet their travel
requirements."
"Together with United, Albertsons and Walmart, we innovated at
speed and scale to help implement a solution for United's
customers, creating a system designed to give them greater support
and confidence to navigate the new complexities introduced as a
result of COVID-19," said Emily
Weiss, global lead of Accenture's Travel industry group. "We
are proud to help with this effort and provide a solution to make
meeting travel requirements easier for customers as they continue
to resume flying domestically and internationally."
Today's news is the latest initiative the airline has introduced
in recent months to make travel easier for customers who need proof
of a negative COVID-19 test. United was the first to set up an easy
way for international travelers to bring a CDC-approved test with
them, self-administer while abroad, and return home through an
innovative collaboration with Abbott. United was also the
first airline to offer COVID-19 tests to customers traveling from
San Francisco to Hawaii, and the first to launch a free
transatlantic COVID-19 testing pilot program for customers
traveling from Newark to
London.
About United
United's shared purpose is "Connecting People. Uniting the
World." For more information, visit united.com, follow @United on
Twitter and Instagram or connect on Facebook. The common stock of
UAL is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol "UAL".
About Albertsons Companies
Albertsons Companies is a leading food and drug retailer that
operates more than 1,700 pharmacies across 34 states and the
District of Columbia under several
well-known banners including Safeway, Vons, Albertsons, Jewel-Osco,
Acme, Shaw's, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Market
Street, Haggen, and Carrs
About CLX Health and
TrustAssure™
CLX Health, a privately and wholly owned SiriusIQ
company, delivers a clinically sound, cloud-based,
multi-stakeholder solution which manages a Covid-19 testing
ecosystem of physicians, clinics, hospitals, laboratories, and
consumers. CLX Health's TrustAssure™ Global Network of Covid-19
testing partners and providers offer over 5,000 integrated
locations across the United States and access to more
than 15,000 locations in over 81 countries world-wide to support
various "ready to" solutions for work, entertainment, and travel
related engagements. For more information, please
visit https://www.trustassure.com. To schedule a
COVID-19 test, visit: https://booking.trustassure.app/
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