The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced the integration of the EU Digital Covid-19 Certificate (DCC) and UK NHS Covid-19 Pass the IATA Travel Pass.
IATA pointed that COVID-19 vaccination certificates are becoming a widespread and major requirement for international travel.
Travelers holding a genuine EU DCC (Digital Covid Certificates) or UK NHS (National Health Service) COVID pass can now travel without restrictions.
IATA stressed that digital vaccine standards are essential to support the safety of passengers and the aviation industry to avoid unnecessary airport queues during travel processes.
Nick Careen, IATA senior vice president for operations safety and security said “Handling the European and UK certificates through IATA Travel Pass is an important step forward, providing convenience for travelers, authenticity for governments and efficiency for airlines,”.
“Work done by the EU Commission in developing, in record time, the EU DCC system and thereby standardizing digital vaccine certificates across Europe”.
He added that “The absence of a global standard makes it much harder for airlines, border authorities, and governments to recognize and verify a traveler’s digital vaccination certificate. The industry is working around this by developing solutions that can recognize and verify certificates from individual countries”.
“As more states roll out their vaccination programs, many are urgently looking to implement technical solutions to provide vaccine certification for their citizens when they travel. In the absence of a WHO standard, IATA urges them to look closely at the EU DCC as a proven solution that meets WHO guidance and can help to reconnect the world.” Careen stated.
Credit: IATA
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