The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced on Tuesday (19.01.2021) that it will launch a health passport that will help passengers cross borders easily and safely, while contributing to the opening of international travel.
The initiative will be implemented from March under the name of IATA Travel Passes y It consists of an application for mobile devices on which passengers can store and manage COVID-19 test certificates or vaccination against the disease.
This will avoid the use of physical documents, which provides greater security and efficiency, says the release Of the entity.
The app will also allow healthcare providers to securely upload test results and vaccination certificates to users' accounts and link those documents to a traveler's identity to prevent misuse.
This information will be displayed at airports and airlines. to facilitate travel and border crossings, IATA said.
The initiative will go live on Apple iOS in the first quarter of 2021 and on Android in the second quarter. It will be free for users, but airlines will have to pay a small fee per passenger.
The project works on the basis of a set of entry requirements and another for laboratories, testing and vaccination centres, a means for passengers to securely upload test or vaccination certificates to their phones and a digital identity to verify the certificate's owner,
"Our goal is to give all governments the confidence to reopen borders to travelers based on verified testing and vaccine data.“said Nick Careen, IATA Senior Vice President, Airport, Passenger, Cargo and Security.
Meanwhile, Alexandre de Juniac, IATA's Director General and CEO, added: "We need governments to commit to accepting global standards that will make this possible.«.
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