Emirates is the first airline to apply the IATA passport across continents
Emirates Airlines has completed providing the “IATA Travel Pass” application to its customers who travel to all its destinations, becoming the first airline in the world to provide this digital health certificate on all continents. The UAE gradually expanded the pilot "IATA Passport" solution to include 12 tracks last June, and recently signed a contract with IATA to adopt the solution across its global network.
The IATA Passport application is now available for Emirates customers traveling from 50 cities and is expected to cover more than 120 destinations by next October.
"Emirates continues to invest in technology and digital solutions such as the IATA Passport to offer our customers seamless flights and contactless experiences and enable airport teams to handle document checks efficiently and in compliance with regulatory requirements," said Adel Al Redha, Emirates Chief Operating Officer.
Adel Al Redha expressed his happiness to partner with IATA in implementing the passport from early trials to full implementation, and we will continue to work together on any future improvements to provide safer and smoother journeys for our customers.”
Nicholas Crane, Senior Vice President of Operations, Safety and Security at the International Air Transport Association, said that Emirates' adoption of the IATA passport will enhance across its global network the role of the application as a key tool in managing the large numbers of health certificates required for travel, as data preservation, management and processing automatically and securely will allow passengers and companies Aviation, airports and government authorities complete procedures quickly and easily and avoid waiting in queues to check documents.
The main features of the IATA passport include a reference to the latest travel requirements, as it provides passengers with accurate information about travel requirements, examinations and vaccinations for their trips, and a record of examination centers, as it presents passengers with approved “Covid-19” examination centers at the departure sites that meet the requirements of their destinations, as well as digital documentation that allows passengers to manage documents Travel digitally from receiving test results and vaccination certificates directly from accredited laboratories and testing centers to easily and securely sharing these documents with authorities and airlines to facilitate travel.
Travelers can now access more than 1,500 laboratories for “Covid-19” tests through the “IATA Passport” application, and this number is constantly increasing.
EU and UK citizens can register a vaccine certificate on the app and work is underway to link a wide range of approved digital travel documents to link or upload to the app.
Travelers can download the app, register themselves and create their digital identities using their passports.
Future improvements include enabling customers to share their digital travel documents before they arrive at airports, such as vaccination certificates and “Covid-19” test results, to appear securely and automatically in the Emirates Airlines system to check in, providing them with an easy and smooth airport experience.
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