VeriFLY experiences
May 4, 2022, 4:37 pm
#1471
Join Date: Oct 2019
Programs: OW Emerald / BAEC Gold
Posts: 472
I suggest you look at some of the other connecting itinerary posts upthread, and perhaps my explanation of ADOC. But the short version is don't worry, don't call BA, just turn up at AMS about 3 hours to departure and AMS will issue your boarding passes within a minute or two if you have done VeriFLY. The 3 hour business is due to security at AMS, nothing to do with this, and tomorrow is a peak day according to their own blog.
So either they changed something or they have another buf in their IT
May 4, 2022, 11:50 pm
#1472
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Warwickshire, England
Programs: BA Executive Club Gold, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 222
I suggest you look at some of the other connecting itinerary posts upthread, and perhaps my explanation of ADOC. But the short version is don't worry, don't call BA, just turn up at AMS about 3 hours to departure and AMS will issue your boarding passes within a minute or two if you have done VeriFLY. The 3 hour business is due to security at AMS, nothing to do with this, and tomorrow is a peak day according to their own blog.
Pleasant surprise with security - the queues were non-existent so I was through and in the lounge about 10 mins after picking up my boarding passes.
May 6, 2022, 1:42 am
#1473
Join Date: Dec 2001
Posts: 5,748
This is the sort of niche case, affecting less than 1% of passengers, that VeriFLY won't be accommodating. I don't think it matters much, just act as a visitor to the USA, since the rules are broadly similar to those for citizens so long as you are vaccinated.
They could have put it in the previous checklist items screen for better UX and allowed parallel uploading instead.
May 6, 2022, 7:13 am
#1474
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Berkshire
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold, GGL/CCR, Hilton Diamond, Accor Plat, Pucci Fan Club
Posts: 1,778
Completed the Verifly steps successfully for a trip to the US tomorrow. I used the Klarity plus NHS test route which was straight forward and all accepted.
Quick question.. I assume I only need to complete Verifly for the outbound to the US (ex LHR) and I don’t need to use Verifly or anything else for the return trip? Thanks
Quick question.. I assume I only need to complete Verifly for the outbound to the US (ex LHR) and I don’t need to use Verifly or anything else for the return trip? Thanks
May 6, 2022, 7:33 am
#1475
Moderator, Iberia Airlines, Airport Lounges, and Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold; Flying Blue Life Platinum; LH Sen.; Hilton Diamond; Kemal Kebabs Prized Customer
Posts: 63,760
Correct. Let us know if OLCI works for you. If you need to do a passport scan then you can use the self service machines in T5 to get that aspect dealt with quickly.
May 6, 2022, 8:33 am
#1476
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Berkshire
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold, GGL/CCR, Hilton Diamond, Accor Plat, Pucci Fan Club
Posts: 1,778
However AA check in now displays this message:-
Please check in with an agent at the airport.
Which is fine. Feeling quite relaxed.
May 6, 2022, 9:07 am
#1477
Moderator, Iberia Airlines, Airport Lounges, and Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold; Flying Blue Life Platinum; LH Sen.; Hilton Diamond; Kemal Kebabs Prized Customer
Posts: 63,760
Ah ok, that's different. So you need to use the AA flight number, the AA airline in VeriFLY and the SABRE PNR. Not the BA equivalents.
May 7, 2022, 4:17 am
#1478
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: UK
Programs: BA S, VS S, SQ G, HH D, IHG D/A, Marriott G, Radisson G, Hertz PC
Posts: 3,945
I suggest you read up on some of the recent posts, and I gave a technical explanation about ADOC and how it works on multi sectors. But the summary version is that this is normal, OLCO may work in a few hours, but if it doesn't a quick flash of the VeriFLY tick at check in will produce the boarding passes. I'd only allow a few extra minutes for this process at EDI and you should not be concerned at all abou this.
Annoying not to be able to OLCI.
May 7, 2022, 2:57 pm
#1479
Join Date: Dec 2001
Posts: 5,748
Here is another idiotic consequence of Verifly’s braindead design. If you are connecting to US via LHR from somewhere and even if all flights are on the same date, it will not allow you to upload the test result until it is the “previous day” in London not your origin which it knows nothing about. As long as the test result specifies and satisfies the previous day requirement in its date which Daon can verify, why make people wait to submit it until it is past midnight in London? People do connect from Far East timzones and have the test in hand earlier than that.
I think they used just one slmple test case for requirements and to test the app.
I think they used just one slmple test case for requirements and to test the app.
May 8, 2022, 12:08 am
#1480
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: UK
Programs: BA S, VS S, SQ G, HH D, IHG D/A, Marriott G, Radisson G, Hertz PC
Posts: 3,945
Weirdly the ADOC issue seemed to resolve overnight and I was able to OLCI - albeit staff still wanted to see VeriFLY at checkin. Not sure if any sort of manual/matching process is run overnight?
May 8, 2022, 4:20 am
#1482
Moderator, Iberia Airlines, Airport Lounges, and Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold; Flying Blue Life Platinum; LH Sen.; Hilton Diamond; Kemal Kebabs Prized Customer
Posts: 63,760
I think SIN is Document Upload / Salesforce, not VeriFLY. You would normally get some emails about it around 2 or 3 days to departure directing you to the correct channel. Once you are within 3 days of departure then you don't need to wait, you can just use Salesforce.
May 8, 2022, 6:09 am
#1483
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: UK, Peak District near MAN
Programs: BA- blue, BD,DL
Posts: 2,027
I think SIN is Document Upload / Salesforce, not VeriFLY. You would normally get some emails about it around 2 or 3 days to departure directing you to the correct channel. Once you are within 3 days of departure then you don't need to wait, you can just use Salesforce.
May 8, 2022, 6:44 am
#1484
Join Date: May 2000
Posts: 750
I’ve received my all clear from VeriFLY but BA won’t let me OLCI for CDG LHR LAX tomorrow. It keeps saying Covid docs need to be validated. Normally I would be fine waiting to check in at the airport but this is for an 0640 departure so the extra time really makes a difference.
I wonder if it’s my US address—I must have updated that a dozen times but each time MMB insists that “more information is required” even after I get a green “information complete.”
I wonder if it’s my US address—I must have updated that a dozen times but each time MMB insists that “more information is required” even after I get a green “information complete.”
May 8, 2022, 6:47 am
#1485
Moderator, Iberia Airlines, Airport Lounges, and Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold; Flying Blue Life Platinum; LH Sen.; Hilton Diamond; Kemal Kebabs Prized Customer
Posts: 63,760
I’ve received my all clear from VeriFLY but BA won’t let me OLCI for CDG LHR LAX tomorrow. It keeps saying Covid docs need to be validated. Normally I would be fine waiting to check in at the airport but this is for an 0640 departure so the extra time really makes a difference.
I wonder if it’s my US address—I must have updated that a dozen times but each time MMB insists that “more information is required” even after I get a green “information complete.”
I wonder if it’s my US address—I must have updated that a dozen times but each time MMB insists that “more information is required” even after I get a green “information complete.”