Mobile app to certify passengers' Covid status !

TOKYO: The All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan's largest airline, on Monday began testing a mobile app to certify the Covid-19 status of passengers, in a move towards the country's potential issuance of "vaccine passports" aimed at making international travel smoother and safer.

The trial of the International Air Transport Association Travel Pass (IATA Travel Pass) will be conducted on the carrier's international flights connecting Tokyo with Honolulu and New York through June 6.

"As it is important to create an environment in which passengers can travel with peace of mind, the aviation industry has high hopes for the IATA app," ANA executive Tadashi Matsushita, who is heading the project, said. The smartphone app, developed by a global industry body, works by displaying passengers' polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results and vaccination status. IANS

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