COVID-19 testing
Making it convenient for you to travel
We’re prioritizing your safety and peace of mind when you fly with us. That’s why we’ve partnered with trusted testing providers and the VeriFLY™ health passport app to make it easier to prepare for your trip.
Keep in mind there may be other travel requirements for your destination. Entry requirements are updated often, so we recommend checking the most up-to-date information before your trip.
A predeparture COVID-19 test is no longer required for travelers entering the U.S. All travelers must provide their contact information within 72 hours of departure, and foreign nationals must sign an attestation that they meet U.S. entry requirements and are vaccinated.
Testing partners
Our testing partners allow you to:
- Test at a clinic before you go
- Take a test at home before your trip
- Order a test kit to pack
Before you get tested, make sure your destination accepts your test type.
Clinic testing
GoHealth
GoHealth has 150+ U.S. locations that offer PCR and rapid COVID-19 testing. Select airports also offer onsite rapid testing through GoHealth, with results in about 15 minutes.
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CareNow
Testing at CareNow clinics is available for select flights that start in the U.S. You can use any of the 150+ clinics to get tested before your trip.
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At-home test
LetsGetChecked
Order an at-home test kit from LetsGetChecked to take before your trip. On average it has a 48-hour turnaround time for test results.
You must deliver your test kit to a U.S. address.
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Packable test kits
Qured
We’ve partnered with Qured to offer a discount on Fit to Fly at-home COVID-19 testing (1-pack).
Use promo code AATRAVEL10 at checkout.
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eMed
Test 24 / 7 with eMed and receive a lab report valid for entry anywhere that accepts antigen tests.
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Optum
Order an Abbott BinaxNOW™ COVID-19 Ag Card Home Test with eMed Telehealth Services for travel to countries requiring an antigen test for entry.
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Manage COVID-19 travel documents
You must show you’ve met all requirements for international travel to fly. Before you go, upload negative COVID-19 test results, vaccination records, digital vaccine certificates and more with the American Airlines app or VeriFLY™. Once you've uploaded your documents, you can check in using the American Airlines app to get your boarding pass and streamline your airport experience.
How it works
- Download the American Airlines app and go to the 'Get ready to fly' banner when you retrieve your reservation, or download VeriFLY.
- Review entry requirements for your destination.
- Upload COVID-19 documents and completed forms required for travel.
- Use your verified status to check in online and save time at the airport.
The American Airlines app is available for international travel into the United States and VeriFLY™ is available for flights to / from the U.S. You can always visit ‘Get ready to fly’ on the American Airlines app if you’re unsure where to upload documents.
Coming to the U.S.?
Use the American Airlines app
Keep all your travel information together in one place. Download the American Airlines app to upload your health and travel forms by going to 'Get ready to fly' before your international flight to the U.S.
Departing the U.S.?
Use VeriFLY™
Download the VeriFLY™ app to upload your health and travel forms before international flights to / from the U.S.
Scan the QR code on your digital vaccine certificate or upload it to the American app or VeriFLY™ for quicker approval. This is only valid for digital vaccine certificates from select jurisdictions and providers and for flights to countries that accept vaccine records.
Approved digital vaccine certificates:
- EU Digital COVID Certificate
- SMART Health Cards
- Amsterdam (AMS)
- The Bahamas (NAS)
- Barcelona (BCN)
- Charlotte (CLT)
- Chicago O'Hare (ORD)
- Colombia – all airports
- Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
- Ecuador – all airports
- London Heathrow (LHR)
- Loreto (LTO)
- Los Angeles (LAX)
- Madrid (MAD)
- Mexico – all airports
- Miami (MIA)
- Montego Bay (MBJ)
- Puerto Vallarta (PVR)
- Seoul Incheon (ICN)
- Shanghai Pudong (PVG)
- Sydney (SYD)
- Tokyo Narita (NRT)
- Zurich (ZHR)
Daon
American may (but is not obliged to) accept the results from the VeriFLY app as proof that you’ve met destination COVID testing requirements. Daon, the operator of the VeriFLY app, may provide American with a copy of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Attestation, including any health information contained in the Attestation, so we can meet our legal obligation to present the Attestation to the CDC on demand. American otherwise has no access to the data in the VeriFLY app.
Daon operates and is the data controller in respect of the VeriFLY app and is responsible for any questions or exercise of rights regarding your use of the app.
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American is the data controller of the personal data we receive from you or through the CDC Attestation Daon provides to American. We will process personal data according to our privacy policy.
American Airlines
We collect your personal data in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, including certain data related to COVID-19 and your health status during the pandemic. For more information about how we process your data, please see our privacy policy.
Please note that American Airlines does not guarantee you will be able to travel to your intended destination even if your COVID test and/or vaccine documentation is successfully verified. It remains your responsibility to ensure that you have valid COVID test and / or vaccine documentation to meet the CDC requirements in the US on arrival or of any establishment you go on to visit.