“After months of testing, IATA Travel Pass is now entering the operational phase – the app has proven itself to be an effective tool to manage the complex mess of travel health credentials that governments require.”
— Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General
Debate on a travel pass to ensure safety of air passengers is on soon after the spread of Covid-19 virus. This is soon to be a reality as International Air Transport Association (IATA) is ready with a plan, which is to be released in a phased manner.
The travel pass is in the form of an App “that can receive and verify a range of COVID-19 test results and digital vaccines certificates. Currently vaccine certificates from 52 countries (representing the source of 56% of global air travel) can be managed using the app. This will increase to 74 countries, representing 85 per cent of global traffic, by the end of November,”Gulf News reported on Wednesday (October 6, 2021).
The ‘Travel Pass’ will have all the details of a passenger ranging from vaccination, Covid-19 test results, journey details and even quarantine requirements, if there is any
Commenting on the possibility of the launch of the travel pass, Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General, said: “After months of testing, IATA Travel Pass is now entering the operational phase – the app has proven itself to be an effective tool to manage the complex mess of travel health credentials that governments require.”
Airlines operating in the Gulf countries are most likely ready to adopt the ‘travel pass’ as soon as the IATA is ready with it, as Etihad and Qatar Airways have given a hint to roll out the pass.
The ‘Travel Pass’ contains all the details of a passenger ranging from vaccination details, Covid-19 test results, journey details and even quarantine requirements, if there is any.
It would also have the details of requirements of the origin and destination countries.
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