Launched yesterday, Air New Zealand customers can now upload their domestic My Vaccine Pass to their Airpoints™ profile, to provide verification of their vaccination status.
Air New Zealand chief customer and sales officer, Leanne Geraghty, says from 14 December 2021, the airline will be requiring proof of either full vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of departure to travel domestically.
“Travel will look different this summer but we’re confident the innovative changes we’ve made to the Air NZ mobile app will make the extra travel requirement as seamless as possible. We’re one of the first airlines in the world to develop a digital solution for customers to upload their vaccination status to their loyalty profile which is incredibly exciting.
“There will be opportunities to check in via all of our touchpoints including our app, online or at the kiosk. However, uploading your domestic My Vaccine Pass to your Airpoints profile will be easiest way to travel this summer. And the good thing is, members will only have to do this once.
“We’ve applied a privacy lens across the whole digital solution. The QR code or domestic My Vaccine Pass itself is not retained by Air New Zealand; we’re just verifying the Pass is valid.”
Air New Zealand’s top travel tips
Have your My Vaccine Pass, or a negative COVID-19 test result at the ready because from 14 December 2021, everyone aged 12 or over will need to show proof of full vaccination or a negative test taken within 72 hours of departure. The airline will be soft launching this new process on 13 December 2021, so don’t be alarmed if you check in and are askd to show proof. If you don’t have either, you’ll still be able to travel on 13 December 2021.
Avoid airport queues by downloading the latest version of the Air NZ mobile app and uploading your vaccination status to your Airpoints profile. This will be the easiest way to travel and as an Airpoints member, you’ll only need to do it once. You can do this now – just update your app and you’re on your way.
Make sure you upload your domestic My Vaccine Pass, not the International Travel Vaccination Certificate.
If you are showing proof of a negative COVID-19 test result, whether that be a Nasopharyngeal swab, saliva or supervised rapid antigen test, you’ll need to check-in at the airport and show one of our airport staff your result confirmation well in advance of your departure time.
Airports will be bustling in December, so we strongly recommend you arrive at the airport 60 minutes before your flight to avoid any disruption.
From 14 December 2021, the airline’s food and beverage offering is back too!
Face coverings are still required on board.
