As of June 10, two airlines Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet have officially tested the IATA Travel Pass “vaccine passport” . This can be considered as the key to opening the border, creating favorable conditions for passengers to travel between countries.
The IATA Travel Pass will help passengers manage and authenticate travel health information to meet current government COVID-19 testing or vaccination requirements at destination.
IATA Travel Pass integrates 4 functions that allow authentication of global health regulations, authentication of information about testing facilities around the world, sharing of test results and vaccinations, solution integration The connectionless travel application allows the creation of an electronic certificate as well as the online management of travel documents and records.
All information is kept confidential by IATA Travel Pass and passengers have the right to control as well as actively manage and protect personal information at any time.
Before the flight, passengers download the IATA Travel Pass application, fill in information, and take a COVID-19 test at designated facilities. Passengers will receive a “travel permission” notification if the passenger health credentials meet the government requirements at the destination.
Currently, Singapore, Panama and Estonia are the three countries that have officially agreed to allow passengers to use this application upon entry. In addition, more than 30 airlines have announced the test, including Singapore Airlines, Qatar Airways…
Electronic health passports are one of the expected solutions for Vietnam to quickly and safely open the border, supporting the tourism and aviation industries after a year of being heavily affected by COVID-19. -19.
Currently, the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam has proposed the Ministry of Transport to report to the competent authorities to deploy this mechanism to accelerate the reopening of regular international flights carrying passengers to Vietnam.
According to Tuoitreonline
