(Getty Images) Kenya Airways and Ethiopian Airlines are testing a Trusted Travel Pass developed by the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.
The digital health passport allows travellers and airport authorities to authenticate Covid-19 test certificates prior to departure.
If successful in its test phase, the digital pass will be rolled out to all African Union Member States in an effort to standardise travel protocols throughout the continent.
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Kenya Airways and Ethiopian Airlines are testing a new digital Covid-19 passport system.The digital health passport allows travellers and airport authorities to authenticate Covid-19 test certificates prior to departure.
The Trusted Travel Pass pilot programme was developed by the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as digital health passports look likely to become a standard requirement for international travel.
A global travel pass developed by the International Air Transport Association ( IATA ) is currently being trialled by several leading international airlines. The pass allows travellers to create a digital copy of their passports and receive verified information on country-specific travel requirements via an app.
These requirements will inform what testing or vaccination procedures need to be followed prior to departure.
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Once these requirements are met, confirmation is provided in the form of a unique QR code which can be scanned by the relevant health authorities. Apart from creating a universal authentication standard, the pass aims to also simplify check-in processes for both travellers and airline staff.
The African Union and Africa CDC launched their own version of the health passport to boost confidence in safe air travel across the continent. Adopting the same principals and processes used by IATA, the Trusted Travel Pass is currently being tested in AU Member States.Passengers on Kenya Airways or Ethiopian Airlines flights are encouraged – but not yet forced – to use the Trusted Travel Pass.The online portal, which allows passengers to upload their Covid-19 test and vaccine results to receive a QR code, is accessible via desktop and mobile phone but has not yet been rolled out as an app. Features of the Trusted Travel Pass include: Signing up to create a traveller profile and itinerary Listing travel requirements and restrictions applicable to the destination country Providing a database of authorised Covid-19 testing facilities Generating a […]
