Covid-19 passports emerge as key to restarting global travel


Travellers wearing protective masks queue to check in for a Xiamen Airlines flight inside Terminal B at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, US, on Nov 22, 2020. - Bloomberg

HONG KONG (Bloomberg): Global airline lobby IATA is working on a mobile app that will help travellers demonstrate their coronavirus-free status, joining a push to introduce so-called Covid passports as vaccines for the disease near approval.

The Travel Pass will display test results together with proof of inoculation, as well as listing national entry rules and details on the nearest labs, the International Air Transport Association said Monday (Nov 23). The app will also link to an electronic copy of the holder’s passport to prove their identity.

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