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Vietnam Airlines to pilot digital health passport IATA Travel Pass

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, in coordination with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), will begin piloting the digital health app IATA Travel Pass on June 1.
Vietnam Airlines to pilot digital health passport IATA Travel Pass ảnh 1The IATA Travel Pass is a mobile app that allows travellers to store and manage certifications for COVID-19 tests or vaccines. The app has been available in iOS and Android stores (Photo: Vietnam Airlines)

Hanoi (VNA) – The national flagcarrier Vietnam Airlines, in coordination with theInternational Air Transport Association (IATA), will begin piloting the digital health app IATA Travel Pass on June 1.

With the project, Vietnam Airlines becomes the first airline in Vietnamto sign an agreement with IATA to pilot this application, which is consideredthe key to open up the border, facilitating passengers’ travel betweencountries, and meeting all entry requirements of authorities and governments ofcountries.

IATA is committed to supporting and closely coordinating with Vietnam Airlinesthroughout the trial period.

The IATA Travel Pass is a mobile app thatallows travellers to store and manage certifications for COVID-19 tests orvaccines. The app has been available in iOS and Android stores.

The information provided through the IATA Travel Pass can be used bygovernments requiring testing or vaccination proof as a condition ofinternational travel during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a securemeans to manage health requirements and much more efficient than paperprocesses.

According to Vietnam Airlines General Director Le Hong Ha, promoting digitaltransformation through an electronic health passport solution such as the IATATravel Pass will help quickly restore regular international passengertransport.

Senior Vice President at IATA Nick Careenemphasized that electronic health passport is the solution to internationaltravel during the pandemic, and that the IATA Travel Pass holds the key forinternational aviation activities to restart.

The IATA Travel Pass is being piloted by more than 30 airlines worldwide,including five-star airlines such as Singapore Airlines and Qatar Airways, andthree countries have officially allowed the use of this app for entry.

The app is forecast to become a global trend,helping countries be more confident in easing travel restrictions and thusrebounding their aviation industries as soon as possible.

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam has proposed the Ministry ofTransport to propose to authorized agencies for implementing this mechanism,towards accelerating the reopening of regular international flights to Vietnam./.


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