Neos is the first Italian in IATA Travel Pass, Swiss also leaves
We have already talked several times about the IATA Travel Pass, many airlines scattered around the world have begun the phase [...]
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We have already talked several times about the IATA Travel Pass, many airlines scattered around the world have begun the phase of testing of the platform, now it is the turn of the Italian premiere adhering to the project, viz. Neos.
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The IATA Travel Pass is a real Health Passport proposed by the International Air Transport Association, with which you can travel in security Thanks to passenger tracking vaccinated or who have undergone a swab For Covid-19 with negative results.
In a release official. Neos disclosed that it has joined the program; the testing phase will be operational from theMay 1, 2021 for passengers traveling from Milan a Tenerife.
"Getting on board the trial for the IATA Travel Pass is a very significant achievement for us, especially since we are the first Italian airline to be in the trial.
We believe that the IATA Travel Pass will become a shared and universally recognized, reliable and secure model that also protects users' personal data.
We hope that the collaboration with IATA and our contribution can offer additional tools to expand experimentation and help restart one of the most emergency-stressed sectors."
Aldo Sarnataro, commercial director of Neos
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The operation of the app is very simple, after having register and have entered the data of the passport, you will be able to add the information of the flight you intend to take.
At that point the app will return a list with all facilities conventioned with IATA in order to make the swab Covid-19. Once the test, the result will be given to us directly in the app and there will be an "OK to Travel" checkmark that will allow us to pass the check-in without any inconvenience and travel SAFE.
If someone is worrying about the privacy has nothing to fear, in fact IATA has assured that all data provided will not be shared with third parties, not even with IATA itself, all data will remain solely and exclusively at theinside the app and thus of our smartphone.
Swiss Air Lines also joins IATA
Staying in Europe also Swiss Air Lines has just announced that it will test the Digital Health Passport offered by IATA.
SWISS is to become the first airline in the Lufthansa Group to trial @IATA's new Travel Pass app on its ZRH-LHR route from April 22 onward. The trial marks a major further step in making travel simple and reliable again during the current pandemic: https://t.co/7ypeUKnNal pic.twitter.com/x03u3SjeyO
- Swiss Intl Air Lines (@FlySWISS) April 14, 2021
The trial will start on flights between Zurich e London Heathrow, the app will show the entry regulations in the destination country always updated, in such a way that you are not caught unprepared.
"We support all efforts to make travel easy and reliable again during the Coronavirus pandemic. Digital health documents such as the IATA Travel Pass are making an invaluable contribution to reconciling the demand for mobility with the need for health protection, to make it easier for our customers to plan their trips and restore confidence in travel as a whole.
We still consider it essential that consistent, unified and mobility-promoting parameters are established and maintained, along with internationally recognized and standardized processes for providing digital testing and vaccination certification. This is the only way to ensure that Switzerland can maintain the international ties that are so vital to the country in economic terms."
Dieter Vranckx, CEO of Swiss Air Lines
In addition to the IATA Travel Pass, Swiss lets it know that it will also join other digital solutions for tracking vaccinees and those who have taken a swab, such as theEU Green Pass and the CommonPass.
Swiss had already started a internal experimentation, In fact from mid-March for the route Newark (USA) - Zurich and from April for Spain e Portugal there is an option to upload negative test results to the official website of Swiss, up to 12 hours before the start of travel. After verification, the certificate can be used as an official document ofinput.
Hopefully, the Health Passport will be adopted throughout Europe so as to streamline check-in and travel throughout safety.
