Covid-19: IATA develops app for air travel
January 21, 2021
Aeroplanes parked at the Chennai airport during the lockdown - PTI×
‘IATA Travel Pass’ will create a ‘digital passport’ to verify passengers’ pre-travel test details
While passengers are still scared to travel by air due to the fear of getting infected by Coronavirus, a mobile app – IATA Travel Pass – developed by the International Air Transport Association will help them easily and securely manage their travel in line with government requirements for Covid-19 tests or vaccines. IATA is a trade association of the world’s airlines.
The app will enable airlines to create a ‘digital passport’ to verify passengers’ pre-travel test or vaccination information; share the test and vaccination certificates with authorities and airlines and manage all travel documentation digitally and seamlessly throughout the travel experience.
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