As the aviation industry reboots after more than a year of declining passenger numbers, the IATA Travel Pass becomes a pivotal initiative in this next chapter. Airlines around the world have introduced the mobile app to help travelers store and manage their information during the pandemic, but how does the tool actually work? Airlines across […]
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Emirates and Alhosn integrate IATA Travel Pass
Emirates customers traveling from the UAE to the EU can use their IATA Travel Pass for digital proof of travel testing and vaccination Emirates customers traveling from the United Arab Emirates to EU member countries now have more opportunities to get the most out of their travel with confidence. The airline has worked closely with […]
UAE flights: Emirates passengers to EU can now use IATA Travel Pass
Citizens and residents of the United Arab Emirates will also be able to download their negative PCR test results and vaccination certificates taken anywhere in the country without the need to visit specific laboratories. Image Credit: Provided Dubai: Passengers traveling with Emirates airline to EU countries will be able to download their negative PCR test […]
International Air Transport Association: IATA Launches Digital Pass for Global Connectivity
International Air Transport Association In order to solve the world’s travel problems amid COVID-19, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has introduced the IATA Travel Pass. It is a digital solution for travelers who need to show their vaccination, recovery and test results to authorities every time they travel. IATA Travel Pass is a mobile […]
IATA Travel Pass: everything you need to know
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched the IATA Travel Pass, a digital solution for travelers to present their vaccination, recovery and test results to authorities throughout their journey. “Inform passengers about the tests, vaccines and other measures they need before traveling, the details of where they can be tested and give them the […]
Thailand is open – for those who conquer their digital travel pass
After sealing its borders to most visitors in March 2020, Thailand has reopened its doors to people from 63 countries tested negative for Covid-19 and fully vaccinated. “Thais are so friendly, so welcoming and of course the food is just amazing”, actor Russell Crowe gushed on Twitter, when he visited the kingdom last month before […]
Covid-19 digital travel pass must be top priority for South African airlines, aviation body says
In South Africa, aviation supported 364,000 jobs and contributed $ 7.6 billion to the country’s GDP in 2019, according to IATA. (iStock) The Southern African Airlines Association held its annual general meeting virtually this week. During the event, the Africa and Middle East Regional Vice President of the global airline body, the International Air Transport […]
A new Covid-19 travel pass will be tested in South Africa – what you need to know
Private South African airline Airlink will become the first carrier in South Africa to trial the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Travel Pass. The Travel Pass is a digital smartphone app that allows passengers to provide accurate information about their Covid-19 health status and access entry requirements for any country they intend to visit. This […]
What is the IATA Travel Pass and do I need it for travel?
For most international travel, you will need to provide proof of vaccination, a negative COVID-19 test, or proof that you have recovered from the virus in order to cross borders. With many travelers and airlines looking for an easy way to store this information digitally, the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Travel Pass health information […]
Etihad and Qatar Airways to gradually roll out the IATA Travel Pass
Dubai: Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways, Kuwait-based Jazeera Airways, and Qatar Airways will implement the IATA Travel Pass as part of a gradual rollout across airline networks. Royal Jordanian, Jetstar and Qantas will also bring the digital health passport to their routes, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said. Travel Pass is a mobile app that […]
Six carriers plan to roll out the Travel Pass network-wide
Six airlines are planning broad implementation of the International Air Transport Association’s Travel Pass health passport tool, the organization announced. In September, Emirates announced itself as the first carrier to globally implement the Travel Pass, which provides information on travel requirements, access to Covid-19 testing centers and digital documentation of passengers. test results and vaccination […]
Six more airlines to deploy IATA Travel Pass
Etihad Airways, Jazeera Airways, Jetstar, Qantas, Qatar Airways and Royal Jordanian will implement the IATA Travel Pass as part of a gradual rollout across airline networks. These six airlines join Emirates Airline as pioneers in implementing the IATA Travel Pass, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in a statement. After Emirates Airline, six more […]
Six other airlines implement the IATA Travel Pass – Business Traveler
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that six airlines will implement the agency’s IATA Travel Pass as part of a phased rollout across their networks. Airlines include Etihad Airways, Jazeera Airways, Jetstar, Qantas, Qatar Airways and Royal Jordanian, and they will join Emirates as pioneers in implementing the app. The announcement was made […]
Six other global airlines implement the IATA Travel Pass
More and more airlines are joining Emirates Airline as pioneers in the implementation of the IATA Travel Pass. The announcement, made on the sidelines of IATA’s 77th Annual General Meeting in Boston, follows eleven months of extensive testing by 76 airlines. IATA Travel Pass is a mobile application that can receive and verify a range […]
Six other airlines implement the IATA Travel Pass
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that Etihad Airways, Jazeera Airways, Jetstar, Qantas, Qatar Airways and Royal Jordanian will implement the IATA Travel Pass as part of a phased rollout across airline networks aerial. These five airlines join Emirates Airline as pioneers in the implementation of the IATA Travel Pass. The announcement, made […]
Deployment of a travel package across the six carrier plan network
Six airlines plan to implement the International Air Transport Association’s Travel Pass health passport tool on a large scale, the organization said. Emirates announced at the end of September as the first carrier to globally implement the Travel Pass, which provides information on travel requirements, access to Covid-19 test centers and digital documentation of results. […]
Emirates rolls out IATA Travel Pass to over 120 destinations – Manila Bulletin
Emirates becomes first airline to implement IATA Travel Pass on six continents (2) Emirates became the first airline to implement the International Air Transport Association’s IATA Travel Pass on six continents and will deploy the solution to more than 120 destinations in October. To date, the IATA Travel Pass is available to Emirates customers traveling […]
Emirates is the first airline to implement an IATA Travel Pass on six continents
Airbus abandons A380 superjumbo as sales collapse, last straw being Emirates withdrawal Emirates became the first airline to implement the International Air Transport Association (IATA) travel pass on six continents as it rolls out the digital health pass to customers at all of its destinations. The IATA Travel Pass app allows passengers to digitally manage […]
Emirates will roll out the IATA Travel Pass across its global network
Emirates has become the first airline to implement the IATA Travel Pass solution on six continents. After successful trials in April on selected routes from its Dubai hub, Emirates gradually rolled out the pilot IATA Travel Pass to customers on 12 routes in June, and the airline has now signed a contract with IATA to […]
UAE flights: Emirates is the first airline to deploy IATA Travel Pass on 6 continents – News
Dubai – Deployment to more than 120 Emirates destinations is expected to be completed by October. By the KT team Posted: Thu, Sep 23, 2021, 1:22 PM Last update: Thu, Sep 23, 2021, 1:57 PM Emirates became the first airline to implement the International Air Transport Association’s IATA Travel Pass on six continents. The digital […]
Emirates is the first airline to deploy the IATA Travel Pass around the world
Emirates is the first airline to implement the International Air Transport Association’s IATA Travel Pass solution on six continents as it rolls out this digital health pass to passengers at all of its destinations. The airline said following successful testing in April on some routes from its Dubai hub, it gradually extended the IATA Travel […]
Could the Travel Pass app become Australia’s vaccination passport?
Australia could adopt the Travel Pass app to help restart international travel, with the International Air Transport Association – which developed the app – describing its ongoing discussions with the federal government as “encouraging.” The smartphone app, which records both vaccination status as well as Covid test results, has already been adopted by dozens of […]
IATA Travel Pass to accept COVID-19 digital certificates from EU and UK
Travelers with an EU DCC or UK NHS COVID-19 COVID pass can now access accurate COVID-19 travel information for their trip, create an electronic version of their passport and import their vaccination certificate in one place. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that the EU’s COVID Digital Certificate (DCC) and the UK’s COVID […]
UK and EU travel certificates added to IATA travel pass
Share the article Last update 5 months ago Covid-19 travel certificates currently in use by the UK and across the European Union are expected to be integrated into the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Travel Pass. The move is intended to streamline the travel process for millions of people around the world, providing a convenient […]
Explanation: What is the IATA Travel Pass and why is it needed?
After IndiGo, low-cost airline SpiceJet will also begin testing of the IATA travel pass starting next week. This means that starting August 23, passengers on SpiceJet Bombay-Male flights will be able to use the IATA travel pass to show their immunization status. What is the IATA Travel Pass? The travel pass will be a mobile […]
IATA Travel Pass trial in India
Popular Indian airline SpiceJet will begin testing the IATA Travel Pass mobile app for digital health verification. The test will be carried out on flights departing from Mumbai to Male from 23 August 2021. The IATA Travel Pass is a mobile application that helps travelers store and manage their verified certifications for Covid-19 tests or […]
EU and UK COVID digital certificates recognized by IATA Travel Pass
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that the EU’s COVID Digital Certificate (DCC) and UK NHS COVID pass can now be uploaded to the IATA travel pass as verified proof of vaccination for the trip. Travelers with an EU DCC or UK NHS COVID-19 COVID pass can now access accurate COVID-19 […]
How the Qatar Airways IATA Travel Pass trial is progressing
This summer, Qatar Airways became the first carrier to successfully verify vaccination status with the IATA Travel Pass. The Doha-based airline was also the first airline in the Middle East to launch the pass, doing so on its route to Istanbul on March 11. In the midst of this progress, Simple Flying met with Mr. […]
Mumbai local train travel pass will be issued from today QR code based travel pass download guide
New Delhi: After Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced the opening of local trains in Mumbai for those vaccinated against Covid-19 from August 15, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will begin the issuance process on Wednesday. passes for local train commuters in the Bombay area. According to the rule, a traveler has to meet two […]
Mumbai Local Train Pass: Fully Vaccinated Passengers Buy Day 1 Mumbai Local Train Passes | Bombay News
MUMBAI: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday approved the vaccination certificates of 17,758 passengers for the purchase of passes for most local trains. The BMC examined 18,324 people for their fully vaccinated Covid certificates. Today was the first day the BMC started checking citizens’ vaccination certificates or buying monthly passes for local trains. 17,758 […]
How to download the IATA Travel Pass app
Travel Pass is part of a new range of apps to help countries, airlines and passengers resume international travel safely in the post-pandemic era. Available for download on the Apple iPhone and Google Android platforms, the Travel Pass smartphone app can securely store and present proof of Covid-19 vaccination and Covid test results prior to […]
Etihad rolls out IATA Travel Pass in seven cities after successful trials
The IATA Travel Pass is now available to customers on all Etihad flights between Abu Dhabi and Bangkok, Barcelona, Geneva, Madrid, Milan, New York and Singapore and offers the convenience of a single platform for managing the COVID-19 documentation. After successful trials, Etihad Airways has extended the IATA digital health passport on flights between Abu […]
IndiGo launches IATA Travel Pass for international travel
IndiGo has partnered with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to launch a pilot project for IATA Travel Pass, which will allow passengers to create a ‘digital passport’ to verify their pre-travel test or vaccination status to respond to the destination’s SOPs. The IATA Travel Pass will be a mobile application to help passengers easily […]
EU vaccine pass highly discriminates against low-income countries
Travel has been hit hard due to the Covid-19 pandemic and consequent restrictions on cross-border movement across the world. There was a 42-47% drop in the total number of global passengers in 2021 compared to 2019. For India, while the number of passengers traveling by air increased after the first wave, it significantly increased. declined […]
Etihad Abu Dhabi authorizes IATA Travel Pass for New York and Singapore
Etihad said it continues to work closely with IATA to gradually roll out the digital pass to more cities on its route network. Image Credit: Shutterstock Dubai: Etihad airways announced on Wednesday that it has extended its IATA Travel Pass to flights between Abu Dhabi and seven destinations on its network. The Travel Pass initiative […]
Etihad further expands IATA Travel Pass trials | New
After successful testing, Etihad Airways has extended the IATA Travel Pass to flights between Abu Dhabi and seven destinations on its network. The pass is now available to passengers on all Etihad flights between Abu Dhabi and Bangkok, Barcelona, Geneva, Madrid, Milan, New York and Singapore. It is designed to provide the convenience of a […]
Etihad Airways unveils the Iata Travel Pass on seven routes
Follow the latest updates on the Covid-19 pandemic here Etihad Airways has announced that it is unveiling the International Air Transport Association Travel Pass, a Covid health app being tested by various airlines around the world, to seven destinations on its network in Europe, North America and Asia. Southeast to simplify travel procedures during the […]
Etihad Airways expands use of IATA Travel Pass
After successful trials, Etihad Airways has extended the IATA Travel Pass to flights between Abu Dhabi and seven destinations on its network as it continues to implement digital solutions to simplify the travel experience following the pandemic. IATA Travel Pass is available to customers on all Etihad flights between Abu Dhabi and Bangkok, Barcelona, Geneva, […]
Etihad launches IATA Travel Pass in seven cities
Etihad Airways has started rolling out the IATA Travel Pass in seven cities. After a successful test, the pass will now be used on flights from Abu Dhabi to Bangkok, Barcelona, Geneva, Madrid, Milan, New York and Singapore. IATA Travel Pass provides a single platform for managing COVID-19 documentation and simplifies the travel experience during […]
Finnair is testing the IATA Travel Pass on the Heathrow-Helsinki route – Business Traveler
Finnair has started testing the IATA Travel Pass on flights between Heathrow and Helsinki. The app allows passengers to receive Covid-19 test results and vaccination certificates and verify that they are eligible to undertake their trip with “OK to Travel” status. The Finnish national carrier is testing the digital health pass through August 11 and […]
Qatar Airways extends IATA Travel Pass for crew vaccination status – Doha News
Qatar’s national airline will now allow cabin crew from six cities to use the travel pass to check their Covid-19 vaccine status. Qatar Airways has expanded the rollout of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Travel Pass. The national carrier will now allow cabin crew flying out of six cities to use the Travel Pass […]
Qatar Airways expands IATA Travel Pass to include vaccination
Qatar Airways has extended the deployment of its IATA Travel Pass. The airline will now allow its cabin crew from six cities to use the Travel Pass to check their COVID-19 vaccination status. As travel becomes increasingly dependent on vaccines, IATA hopes to make the travel process as smooth as possible. Qatar Airways became the […]
IATA to roll out Travel Pass app in coming weeks
IATA plans to roll out its Travel Pass to the general public in the coming weeks. The announcement comes from the organization’s chief executive, Willie Walsh. IATA has been testing the Travel Pass app since the start of the year, which allows travelers to check their vaccination and test status in advance. After more than […]
The IATA Travel Pass application will be available soon; COVID tests, vaccinations – 9to5Mac
An IATA Travel Pass app is expected to go live in the coming weeks, allowing travelers to prove to airlines that they have been vaccinated against COVID-19 and / or tested negative for the infection. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is the professional association of airlines, representing nearly 300 of them … Most countries […]
Everything you need to know about the EU COVID travel pass
The European Union has taken one more step towards relaunching free movement after reaching tentative consensus on an EU COVID travel pass. What is the new certificate? The EU COVID Digital Certificate (EUDCC), previously known as the Digital Green Certificate, will lift travel restrictions in all 27 member states – and will also be available […]
Emirates begins IATA Travel Pass trials
Emirates has started testing the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Travel Pass, a mobile application to help passengers easily and safely manage their travel in accordance with all government requirements for Covid-19 testing or vaccine information. The first passengers traveling from Dubai to Barcelona on the EK 185 tested the ‘digital passport’ to verify and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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, […]
Global Covid-19 Travel Pass app to launch in March
(CNN) – A new app to help travelers store and manage their certifications for Covid-19 tests and vaccines is expected to launch next month. The IATA Travel Pass is developed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global trade association of which 290 airlines are members. IATA hopes the free mobile app will be […]
IATA Travel Pass, slated to launch in March, seeks to give governments the confidence to reopen borders
With APAC air travel at 5% of 2019 levels, the need for a “globally accepted framework” is urgent. THE IATA Travel Pass, currently in pilot phase with Singapore Airlines, IAG Group, Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways, and slated to launch by March, will hopefully give governments and health authorities confidence to open their borders without […]
British Airways tests Travel Pass app for COVID testing and vaccination
Exclusivity Executive Traveler British Airways will soon begin testing a new digital ‘Travel Pass’ designed to store COVID-19 test results and proof of vaccination for airlines and government authorities. BA is the latest airline to adopt the IATA Travel Pass, developed by the International Air Transport Association with the aim of becoming a global standard […]
How IATA Travel Pass uses blockchain technology to keep passengers in control of their data
The IATA Travel Pass is expected to be released in the first quarter of 2021. In December 2020, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced it was developing a new digital health attestation solution that has the potential to reopen international travel and replace mandatory quarantine measures. As more airlines announce trials of the IATA […]
UAE carriers launch IATA’s new COVID-19 travel pass
Etihad and Emirates will become the first airlines in the world to test the new International Air Transport Association (IATA) travel pass. This mobile app will help travelers ensure that their pre-trip test and / or vaccination record meets the needs of the destination they are traveling to. Emirates and Etihad will be the launch […]
The IATA Travel Pass begins to be fully used in March
IATA Airport, Passenger and Security Product Manager Alan Murray Hayden said rapid progress is being made to bring his Travel Pass digital health accreditation solution to market, and that ” most of the world’s biggest airlines will use it from March. “ “In my life, I’ve never seen a project move at such a pace,” […]