Vietnam Airlines signs up for international vaccine passport program
Vietnam Airlines has signed an agreement with the International Air Transport Association to trial a vaccine passport next month.
It will implement the IATA Travel Pass initiative that allows people to store verified Covid-19-test and vaccination certificates on a smartphone app.
They must be issued by authorized facilities registered with IATA.
Le Hong Ha, CEO of Vietnam Airlines, said: « The most important goal of the initiative is to revive people’s faith in air transport and ensure safe and smooth travel. »
Nick Careen, an IATA board member, said it is a solution for facilitating international travel during the pandemic.
Three countries have signed up for the use of the IATA Travel Pass, Singapore, Panama and Estonia, and 30 airlines.
By Dat Nguyen – VnExpress.net – May 31, 2021
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