IDEMIA Launches Health Travel Pass, Which Seeks to Help Governments Boost Border-Crossing Traveler Traffic
Monday, April 12, 2021 2:20PM IST (8:50AM GMT)
Courbevoie, France:
IDEMIA launches Health Travel Pass, a secure solution so that health certificates can be distributed to various international parties involved, while preserving travelers’ health data security and privacy.
This solution is based on ICAO
1 standards for travel-related public health evidence - ‘Visible Digital Seals’ (VDS-NC)
2.
Health certification is key to restoring trust for both governments and travelers and reducing public health risks when traveling.
IDEMIA s Health Travel Pass is being tested in the Netherlands.
Fake health certificates have become a big issue since Covid began, even more so since vaccination programs started. IDEMIA’s solution enables governments to curb the risk of incoming travelers spreading Covid
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The year 2020 will certainly go down in the history books as the travel industry’s most turbulent year, with an unprecedented decline in passenger volumes that saw runways look more like airplane graveyards.
According to SITA (Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques) data, after showing some positive figures during the northern hemisphere’s summer season, by the end of November 2020, global passenger traffic for airlines slumped back to 48% year-on-year compared to 2019. To weather this continuing economic storm, the travel industry must prioritize passenger confidence.
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on governments to partner with the air transport industry to devise plans to safely re-link people, business and economies when the coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemiological situation permits.
“We can see the light at the end of the tunnel as vaccination programs roll out. Turning this vision into a safe and orderly re-start will require careful planning and coordination by governments and industry,” said
Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s Director General and CEO.
Taking under consideration the continuous improvement in
testing technology, and the
growing number of people being vaccinated, de Juniac said IATA is seeing some progress that could form the foundation for plans to re-establish global connectivity.
January 2021 388 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to partner with the air transport industry to devise plans to safely re-link people, business and economies when the Covid-19 epidemiological situation permits. A priority for this critical cooperation is acceleration of the establishment of global standards for vaccination and testing certification. “We can see the light at the end of the tunnel as vaccination programs roll out. Turning this vision into a safe and orderly re-start will require careful planning and coordination by governments and industry. This will be challenging as the priority for the weeks and months ahead will be containing the spread of new variants. But even as the crisis deepens, it is important to prepare the way for a resumption of flights when the epidemiological situation permits. Understanding government policy benchmarks and agreeing the global standards needed to support a return to normalit
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to partner with the air transport industry to devise plans to safely re-link people, business and economies when the Covid-19 epidemiological situation permits.