Kenya Airways implements digital ‘Covid’ travel pass

Kenya Airways implements digital 'Covid' travel pass

•The Trusted Travel Pass enables Kenya Airways passengers to verify compliance easily and securely to Covid-19 test or vaccine travel requirements.

•They will also be able to share the test and vaccination certificates with authorities and airlines to facilitate travel through the Trusted Testing Code. Kenya Airways planes at JKIA. Kenya Airways has partnered with the African Union and the Africa Centre For Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to become one of the first airlines in Africa to implement the Trusted Travel Pass.

This is a digital platform that helps passengers easily and securely manage their international travel in line with any government requirements for Covid-19 testing and vaccine information.

The Trusted Travel Pass enables Kenya Airways passengers to verify compliance easily and securely to Covid-19 test or vaccine travel requirements to their destination of choice.

They will also be able to share the test and vaccination certificates with authorities and airlines to facilitate travel through the Trusted Testing Code (TT Code), which shows that the test was done in an approved trusted lab. Kenya Airways believes in keeping the health and safety of our travelers as a topmost priority and is proud to be one of the leading airlines in Africa to facilitate a one-stop-secure travel shop to restore customer confidence to fly once more Additionally, the TT Code is used as evidence of the test to generate a Travel Code (TC) for international travel.

TT Code and TC are standard travel clearance requirements for international travel in a health emergency.

Acting Chief Commercial Officer Julius Thairu said:“Kenya Airways believes in keeping the health and safety of our travelers as a topmost priority and is proud to be one of the leading airlines in Africa to facilitate a one-stop-secure travel shop to restore customer confidence to fly once more."

"We are incredibly proud to be part of AU and Africa CDC journey ensuring hassle-free and compliant travel across the world, while preventing cross border spread of Covid-19 infection,” Thairu added.

Kenya Airways as an AU and Africa CDC partner will also bring invaluable input and feedback to improve the Trusted Travel Pass programme making the groundbreaking step in enabling safe international travel during the pandemic as convenient as possible, he said, giving people the boost of confidence that they are meeting all Covid-19 entry requirements by governments.

John Nkengasong, Director of the African Union Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Addis Ababa said: "The Africa […]

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