“United Airlines with the support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a program to collect customer contact information for all international and domestic flights. During the check-in process, United customers will be prompted to voluntarily opt-in and provide contact information, such as an email address, phone numbers and an address of where they will be once they reach their destination—details that were previously difficult for the CDC to obtain in real-time. This effort represents the airline industry’s most comprehensive public health contact information collection program to date and the immediate access to the data will better support the CDC’s efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the United States and around the world…”
“Following this effort, United participated in two successful international test programs. In November, United announced the world’s first free transatlantic COVID-19 testing pilot program for customers. The airline offered rapid tests to every passenger over two years old and crew members on board select flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to London Heathrow. Also, in partnership with CommonPass, a digital health pass aimed at enabling safer travel…” Read the full article here.
Source: United And CDC Partner On Contact Tracing Initiative For All Flights – By Matt Turner, December 16, 2020. Travel Agent Central.
