She confirmed that travelers from the UAE to Europe can use the digital "IATA passport" to prove examination and vaccination

Emirates Airlines facilitates travel to the European Union in cooperation with Al Hosn

Passengers must download the IATA Passport app and scan the QR code on their Al Hosn travel card.

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Emirates Airlines confirmed that it provides its customers traveling from the UAE to the European Union with more opportunities to make the most of their travel trips with confidence, noting that it is working in cooperation with the “Al Hosn” application to enable reading and identifying customers’ health credentials through codes. (QR) approved by the European Union, including the status of the “Covid-19” vaccine and the results of the PCR test on the “IATA passport” application.

And the carrier stated in a statement, yesterday, that it had entered into a partnership with “Al Hosn”, the official digital platform for “Covid-19” tests in the UAE, to provide greater comfort and smoother trips for its customers.

Test

Emirates Airlines stated that its customers must download the “IATA Passport” application, scan the QR code on the travel card of the “Al Hosn” application, and re-upload the results again on the application.

She added that citizens and residents of the UAE will also be able to download negative PCR test results and vaccination certificates without the need to visit specific laboratories.

facilitation

The carrier indicated that the new improvements make it easier for Emirates Airlines customers to benefit from the "IATA passport" and obtain "Ok to Travel" before leaving for any destination in the European Union through the carrier's network.

And it indicated that Emirates customers who travel from the UAE to the European Union as well, can use the “Al Hosn” application to reliably prove their health condition, and the ability to easily enter hospitality and entertainment venues, attend events or initiate other experiences that require a negative test result. or proof of vaccination.

She pointed out that this reduces the use of multiple applications to prove the status of testing and vaccination while in the European Union, and also allows a comfortable and safe movement for Emirates customers.

trust

Emirates Chief Operating Officer, Adel Al Redha, said: “As part of Emirates’ plan to implement digital verification and make travel smoother, we are enhancing the customer experience across the entire journey when it comes to managing and uploading test results and proof of vaccination in partnership with (Al Hosn). ».

He added, "We are constantly looking for ways to expand the functionality of tools available to our customers such as (IATA passport)," noting that "enabling the reading of QR codes for (Covid-19) testing and vaccination in the application for customers traveling to the European Union, after a step President to instill confidence and provide greater assurance.

Al-Rida stated that "the people in charge of the (Al-Hosn) application have made tremendous efforts to obtain the equivalency of the (Covid) digital certificates system for the European Union," noting that "the UAE has become one of the few countries that has guaranteed recognition of its tests and certificates for its citizens and residents in all European Union countries."

integration

For his part, a spokesman for the “Al Hosn” team said: “Our partnership with (Emirates Airlines) embodies the importance of building a safe and comfortable technological integration,” noting that “Emirates Airlines has worked to build a model for safe travel during the pandemic, and we are pleased to be part of This model.

He stated that "Al Hosn" was hosted as a national project on the National Cloud.

Merge

Last July, Emirates Airlines took the initiative to integrate the “Al Hosn” national health system through the national cloud into its travel procedures system, which allowed rapid digital retrieval and verification of medical records for “Covid-19”, regardless of where the vaccination was received or Examination site.

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