China Airlines to Begin IATA Travel Pass Trial
on 30 August
China Airlines has confirmed that it will begin
trialing the IATA Travel Pass platform on 30 August 2021.
The IATA Travel Pass will initially be trialed on
flights returning to Taiwan from the following eight destinations:
Frankfurt, London, Los Angeles, New York, Ontario, San Francisco,
Singapore and Vancouver.
This service will expedite the check-in process,
reduce unnecessary human contact, and provide passengers with
greater peace of mind during their flight.
To participate in the trial, China Airlines
customers need to download the IATA Travel Pass app from the
App Store or Google Play, complete the online registration
process and then, go to a designated hospital to take the PCR test.
The hospital will update the IATA Travel Pass with an electronic
copy of the PCR test result that passengers can present at
check-in.
The test result and/or vaccine status can then be readily checked by
China Airlines ground staff, minimizing the amount of contact and
expediting the entire check-in process.
After the IATA Travel Pass trial, China Airlines
will assess the results to see if the program
can be expanded to cover more China Airlines flights.
China Airlines is also working with the “Digital Proof of
Vaccination Platform” that is under development in Taiwan to check
travelers’ COVID19 vaccination and PCR testing records.
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