Do the documents authorize entry to the destination country or not? Many passengers will be confronted with this question in the next few days and weeks. Austrian Airlines is expanding the number of countries and routes for which the voluntary digital pre-check of Covid documents is offered.

Right at the start of the summer holidays, Austrian Airlines is expanding the digital verification of corona-related travel documents. This service has been available for flights to Germany, Greece and Spain since April. The digital document check is now also available for Egypt, Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine. In addition, the offer can now be used not only for scheduled flights but also for Austrian Holidays flights.

Many countries currently require specific documents for entry, such as a negative corona test, a digital entry registration or a Passanger Locator Form. In order to keep the time spent at the airport as short as possible, to enable faster check-in and to give passengers the assurance that all entry requirements have been met before they start their journey, the digital document check is the ideal solution for relaxed and safe in the Vacation start. Aviation Direct took a close look at the Austrian Airlines pre-check. For more information, see this link.

Passengers should inform themselves regularly about the regulations of the destination country

Passengers are advised to inform themselves in advance about the entry requirements of the respective destination country. The new interactive world map from Austrian Airlines, for example, offers helpful support and an overview of entry restrictions and quarantine-free travel. For the destinations offered, passengers can then voluntarily upload the required documents via our portal for scheduled flights up to twelve and for Austrian Holidays flights no earlier than 48 hours before departure. These are checked for completeness and correctness by the Health Entry Support Center. The passenger will receive an email no later than four hours before departure whether the documents submitted are valid. If they are incomplete or invalid, you will also receive a response and you have to submit missing documents at boarding.

Regardless of the digital document check, all original documents must be carried with you on the trip. Information on the national and international airports at which Covid-19 tests are possible for the return journey can be found on the Austrian Airlines website. The digital document review is available at www.austrian.com/at/de/digitale-dokumentenpruefung.