Vietjet has confirmed that it will soon begin a trial
of the IATA Travel Pass, a mobile app designed to manage
digital health credentials and ensure those credentials are
authentic.
IATA has been working closely
with Vietjet and the relevant Vietnamese
authorities to
ensure the product can support and facilitate safe international
travel.
Vietjet Managing Director Dinh Viet Phuong, said,
“Vietjet strongly believes that with IATA Travel Pass,
our passengers will get the best experience on their upcoming
travels.”
Before making a flight, passengers download the
IATA Travel Pass application, fill in the information, and take a
COVID19 test at designated facilities. They will receive an “OK to
Travel” if their travel health credentials meet the destination’s
requirements.
The IATA Travel Pass will help passengers manage
their travel health credentials according to the prevailing
government requirements for COVID19 tests or vaccination.
The app
consists of four modules – a global registry of health
requirements, an international registry of testing centers, a lab
app to securely share test and vaccination certificates with
passengers, and a contactless travel app that enables passengers
to create a digital passport and manage their travel documentation
digitally.
Travelers remain in control of their data at all
times as the IATA Travel pass does not
store any data centrally.
Nick Careen, IATA’s Senior Vice President Airport,
Passenger, Cargo, Security, said, “We look forward to working with
Vietjet to trial IATA Travel Pass and demonstrate that digital
health apps can securely, conveniently, and efficiently help
manage passenger travel health credentials. This is a positive
step forward towards restarting international aviation.”
Vietjet has not yet disclosed when exactly in June
the trial will commence, nor on which international route(s) it
will be tested.
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long until we are once again conducting exclusive video interviews
in person, but for now we have to make do with what we have. Thank
you.
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