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ETIHAD AMONG FIRST TO LAUNCH IATA TRAVEL PASS

February 2, 2021/in Airline News /by TEMP_@dm1n

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has announced a partnership to launch the IATA Travel Pass.

The IATA Travel Pass is a mobile app to help passengers manage their travel in line with government requirements for COVID-19 tests or vaccines. Initially being offered to Etihad’s passengers in the first quarter of 2021 on selected flights from Abu Dhabi, if successful, it will be extended to other destinations on the airline’s network.

“COVID-19 tests and vaccinations will be key to get the world flying again. A high priority for Etihad is for our guests to have an easy, secure and efficient way to identify and verify their information. Being one of the first airlines globally working with IATA as a pioneer partner on the IATA Travel Pass is a big step forward for Etihad’s guests and for the industry,” said Mohammad Al Bulooki, Chief Operating Officer, Etihad Aviation Group.

The Pass will enable travellers to create a ‘digital passport’ to receive COVID test results and verify they are eligible to undertake their journey. Importantly, it will keep passengers in control of their data and facilitate the sharing of their test with airlines and authorities for travel.

It will also make it convenient for passengers to manage travel documentation throughout their journey.

“We applaud Etihad’s efforts around standardising passenger wellness and campaigning for a united regulatory response to restore confidence in flying and give governments the confidence to re-open borders,” said The Travel Authority Group’s CEO, Peter Hosper.

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A COVID-ENHANCEMENT FOR AUSTRALIA’S NEW DPD?

February 1, 2021/in Airports /by TEMP_@dm1n

Australia’s new Digital Passenger Declaration (DPD)—due later this year—might be getting a COVID upgrade.

Discussing the return of international students recently, Education Minister Alan Tudge said that digital vaccine certificates could provide a pathway into Australian universities without a need for quarantine.

The proposal relies on finding a way to link verified COVID-19 vaccine certificates to the federal government’s new digitised system for incoming passenger cards that the Travel Authority reported on last year.

GOING DIGITAL FOR SMARTER BORDERS

The federal government has been looking very carefully at the concept of a ‘vaccination passport’, given some countries are already rolling out COVID-19 vaccines.

“We—and our clients—are encouraged by these initiatives,” says The Travel Authority Group’s CEO, Peter Hosper.

“The travel industry is stuck in a holding pattern just waiting for the green light for people to travel safely again. There is so much pent-up demand. We encourage more innovative thinking like this as the global economy needs people travelling once again,” Hosper added.

Mr Tudge stressed that numerous preconditions would need to be satisfied before any such scheme could be considered, including availability of an effective vaccine.

“If a vaccine works and stops the spread, and it can be rolled out effectively in source countries and we can have surety over vaccination certificates, then there is the potential to be able to bring in more international students without them having to quarantine,” Mr Tudge told The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

“In part, that would be facilitated by the fact that we’re digitising the incoming passenger card. Our aspiration is that we would then be able to electronically staple an authenticated, biometrically connected vaccination certification to that card,” the Minister added.

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