The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that its “travel passport” app for the COVID-19 vaccine and test results will arrive on iPhone next month. The app, assuming the travel industry significantly adopts it, will provide an alternative to carrying paper vaccination cards and test results when traveling or visiting sites that require documentation. […]
Month: March 2021
Airline industry body to release COVID travel pass for iOS next month
Source: Joseph Keller / iMore A new digital pass from global airline body IATA is set to launch on iOS 14 and iPhone next month. From Reuters: Global airline industry body IATA said on Wednesday that a digital pass for COVID-19 test results and vaccine certificates would launch on the Apple platform in mid-April. The […]
IATA announces the launch of the travel pass app on Apple in mid-April
A logo of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is pictured before and an interview with Reuters on the consequences of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Geneva, Switzerland, March 13, 2020. REUTERS / Denis balibouse Register now for FREE and unlimited access to Reuters.com Register DUBAI, March 31 (Reuters) – IATA, the global airline […]
Virgin Atlantic to test IATA Travel Pass and TrustAssure
Virgin Atlantic will launch IATA Travel Pass and TrustAssure trials on some of its flights from April and March respectively. As of April 16, 2021 and for a period of one month, Virgin Atlantic will require its passengers traveling to Barbados from London-Heathrow to use the International Air Transport Association (IATA ). Participants will download […]
Ethiopian Airlines sets up Covid-19 travel pass
Africa CDC has mobilized a large multi-stakeholder public-private partnership with the help of its strategic partners, with the aim of addressing the current challenges posed by the difficulty of citizens and institutions to access accurate health information, the high costs and the disadvantages of cross-border travel. , and insufficient data for health policy and biosecurity […]
IATA Travel Pass to instill confidence in restarting the industry
From a weak start to 2021, the latest IATA projections suggest that demand for air travel this year would be 38% of 2019 levels in an optimistic scenario and 33% of 2019 levels if travel restrictions remain widespread. . While the slow recovery is bad news for the industry and the global economy, it is […]
The first international passengers test the IATA Travel Pass on the Singapore-London route
INTERNATIONAL. The first travelers using the International Air Transport Association’s IATA Travel Pass app arrived at Heathrow Airport yesterday on a Singapore Airlines flight departing from Changi Airport. The trial allowed passengers to use the app to create a secure digital version of their passports on a mobile device and enter flight details to learn […]
Singapore Airlines successfully implements IATA Travel Pass pilot
IATA announces the arrival at London’s Heathrow Airport of the first traveler using the IATA Travel Pass app. Credit: Victor via Flickr. Sign up here to receive GlobalData’s free bi-weekly Covid-19 report on the latest information your industry needs to know. Singapore Airlines has successfully implemented the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Travel Pass mobile […]
Airline industry launches trial of Covid travel pass for international travel
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Monday launched the trial of a ticket designed for the era of the pandemic, Asia Times reported. IATA has launched a two-week pilot trial of Singapore Airlines’ Singapore-London Digital Travel Pass. The app, developed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), will store information about passengers’ health, including […]
African Union Trusted Travel Pass launched with Ethiopian Airlines – Vax Before Travel
Ethiopia (Vax before the trip) Ethiopian Airlines has announced its partnership with the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to implement the African Union Trusted Travel Pass to make continental travel more accessible and safer. The Trusted Travel Pass program ensures that each country’s COVID-19 regulations regarding travel requirements are met with […]
ANA to try the IATA travel pass
Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) will conduct a trial of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Travel Pass mobile app. The trial will reinforce ANA’s goal of pursuing innovative digital solutions to help customers seamlessly and securely manage their international travel to comply with the latest global health requirements related to COVID-19. “With constant changes […]
How the IATA Travel Pass will help eliminate vaccine certificate fraud
With vaccinations and the status of COVID testing being on paper in many countries, the potential for fraud and counterfeiting is high. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says its Travel Pass could “anything but eliminate” this problem by providing verified and secure proof of status linked to our digital identity. But without the global […]
Non-sustainable recovery without Travel Pass type applications: IATA | News
Governments around the world are not acting quickly enough to plan to reopen international travel markets, according to IATA, especially when it comes to creating digital standards for Covid-19 testing and vaccination records. Speaking at a briefing today, IATA Chief Executive Officer Alexandre de Juniac reiterated the industry’s belief that the recovery of international air […]
Singapore Airlines to Test IATA Travel Pass
Singapore International Airlines (SIA) announced Monday that it will be the first airline in the world to test the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Travel Pass, a new mobile app designed to show travelers have tested negative for COVID-19 or have been vaccinated against the virus. Beta testing will cover flights between Singapore and London […]
Singapore Airlines to test the IATA Travel Pass mobile app
Singapore Airlines will pilot the IATA Travel Pass mobile app for digital health verification. Credit: Peter Gronemann / Flickr. Sign up here to receive GlobalData’s free bi-weekly Covid-19 report on the latest information your industry needs to know. The national carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) is set to pilot the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Travel […]
Singapore Airlines to test IATA Travel Pass on route to London from March 15 – Business Traveler
Singapore Airlines will become the first airline in the world to test the IATA Travel Pass application starting next week. The digital health checker app has been in development for the past year, and several carriers have signed up for trials in the coming weeks and months, including Baltic Air, Malaysia Airlines, Rwandan and Air […]
Singapore Airlines deploys IATA Travel Pass on route to London to check pax’s COVID-19 status
Singapore Airlines is hoping the government’s new vaccinated travel routes will get people back on the fly. A lonely student waits to say goodbye to a friend in an almost deserted departure hall. (PHOTO: Matt Driskill) Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced Monday, March 8 that it will deploy the Travel Pass, a digital health app developed […]
Vaccination passport: Thailand supports digital pass before easing quarantine | To travel
Thailand has moved closer to issuing vaccination certificates, with a panel of officials backing the proposal seen as a major step in allowing the tourism-dependent nation to fully reopen to foreign visitors. The Ministry of Health will issue residents who have completed their Covid-19 vaccination with documents that will allow them to travel abroad, according […]
IATA will launch a travel pass for them by the end of March
Travel Pass for International Passengers: In a bid to make air travel easier during this time of the coronavirus pandemic, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) of global airlines said on Tuesday it plans to launch a travel pass by end of March. In a statement, IATA said it was also in talks with Indian […]
IATA will launch a ticket this month; in talks with Indian authorities
To make air travel easier amid the coronavirus pandemic, global airlines body IATA plans to launch its travel pass by the end of March and is also in talks with Indian authorities and carriers to use the pass in India. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has around 290 member airlines, including Air India, Vistara, […]
IATA plans to launch the travel pass this month; in talks with Indian authorities, airlines: The Tribune India
New Delhi, March 1 To make air travel easier amid the coronavirus pandemic, global airlines body IATA plans to launch its travel pass by the end of March and is also in talks with Indian authorities and carriers to use the pass in India. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has around 290 member airlines, […]