IATA Digital Travel Pass

[Bob Skerstonas]

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has been working developing a mobile application that would allow travelers to store and manage certifications for COVID-19 tests or vaccines. This app according to news articles is to be made available to download on android and iOS systems by March 2021.

Information on the digital card is designed to protect personal information and only to show proof of testing or vaccinations.  The goal is to have a universal vaccine card system that works for every country without imposing a quarantine on an incoming traveler(s).  

This would be a terrific card to have as I would like to come to Thailand, but cannot stay quarantined for 14 days in a claustrophobic environment and is a waste of time and money.

[terryp]

No thanks , I am not interested in any of their controls. 

[Fromas]

Do we have a choice?

[thedemon]

34 minutes ago, terryp said:

No thanks , I am not interested in any of their controls. 

 

IATA is an association. They can't control or regulate anything.

[mtls2005]

Yawn.

 

Airline lobbying group makes proposal to increase air travel.

 

Impact: none.

 

They should worry about getting the airline infrastructure tuned up for a s  l  o  w recovery. Getting pilots retrained, getting planes certified after storage, hiring back staff, jet fuel contracts, catering, etc. etc etc. These are things they can influence. They have zero control on the demand side.

[Puccini]

SIA to test IATA travel pass for COVID-19 result, vaccination status of passengers

By Zhaki Abdullah

08 Mar 2021 08:56PM (Updated: 08 Mar 2021 09:00PM)

SINGAPORE: Passengers on Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be able to use a mobile app to verify their COVID-19 test results and vaccination status, as the national carrier becomes the first airline to test the International Air Transport Associations (IATA) Travel Pass.

The trial will begin with passengers travelling from Singapore to London between Mar 15 and Mar 28, the airline said in a media release on Monday (Mar 8). 

IATA, a global body representing about 290 airlines, had earlier said it would formally launch its travel pass by the end of this month. 

Read more: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/sia-to-test-iata-travel-pass-for-covid-19-result-vaccination-14361244