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Work on cross-border recognition of vaccine certification may take a while, said Dr Janil Puthucheary. PHOTO: GOV.SG
JUSTIN ONG, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
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It will be easy and convenient in the future for people to show they have been vaccinated against Covid-19, including for those without smartphones.
Senior Minister of State for Health Janil Puthucheary said the Ministry of Health will, when ready, release details on how individuals can show their valid vaccination status.
He was responding yesterday to Ms Joan Pereira (Tanjong Pagar GRC) on whether Singaporeans unable to be vaccinated for medical reasons will be given cards or letters to show to retail staff, in the event they are blocked from entering stores.
French Government To Offer €4bn Bailout To Air France-KLM, Will Become Carrier s Biggest Shareholder
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The French state would become the European carrier s largest shareholder after offering the bailout package, which aims to rescue the firm amid a major ongoing pandemic which has halted most global traffic due to national lockdown restrictions.
The French government is set to contribute €4bn in bailouts to embattled carrier Air France-KLM amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has badly hit the commercial aviation industry globally.
Paris gave the airline €3bn in loans last year and plans to covert the funds into hybrid debt to raise its capital a further €1bn.
SIA picks Salesforce as it looks for holistic view of customer Details 06 April 2021
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has selected Salesforce to develop and implement a new customer case and knowledge management system for the airline. This new system, 1Point, will be deployed across SIA’s contact centres and customer feedback handling units globally from late 2021.
As a dynamic case management tool, 1Point will offer a contextual and holistic view of customer interactions through a single interface. As such, SIA’s service agents will no longer need to toggle between multiple systems to retrieve customer data, information on products, services, policies and procedures, and perform transactions. Its case management and guided workflows will also be integrated with SIA’s in-house artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities.
Countries and Airlines Accepting the IATA Travel Pass
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Singapore is the first country to accept the IATA Travel Pass, more countries to follow
IATA Pass is an initiative by the global aviation group to encourage the opening of borders during the COVID-19 pandemic.
After 20 airlines accept the new IATA Travel Pass, now also the first country welcomes visitors having the IATA pass.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed Singapore’s acceptance of pre-departure COVID-19 PCR test results on the IATA Travel Pass.
From 1 May 2021, passengers traveling to Singapore will be able to use IATA Travel Pass to share their pre-departure COVID-19 PCR test results upon check-in with their airline, as well as on arrival at the immigration checkpoints at Changi Airport. This is part of an ongoing collaboration between the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and IATA to facilitate seamless and efficient travel through digital certificates of COVID-19 t
Singapore approves IATA Travel Pass
Singapore has approved the
IATA)
Travel Pass for use by travellers to the country.
As reported, the IATA Travel Pass aims to provide a digital solution to allow travellers to store their passport, Covid vaccinations and negative test results on one place to prove they meet travel requirements.
From 1 May, passengers travelling to Singapore will be able to use the pass as part of an ongoing collaboration between the
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (
CAAS) and IATA to “facilitate seamless and efficient travel”.
The news follows successful trials of the IATA Travel Pass by Singapore Airlines.