Airline industry readying an app for quarantine-free travel

The Airline industry is developing an app that would solve travelers' as well as airlines' problems. Due to the Coronavirus and its variants spreading across the globe, travelers have to go through a long, tiring check-in process and sometimes quarantine. The COVID- tests results have to be sometimes arranged by the airlines.

To tackle this, the Airline Industry has planned an app that would store all the essential information, including the passengers' health conditions, so that the check-ins are fast and secure. The IATA Travel Pass is being developed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global trade association of which 290 airlines are a member.

The IATA hopes the free-to-use mobile app will be the key to reopening borders and getting the world flying again, without the need for quarantine.The travel pass aims to be "a global and standardized solution to validate and authenticate all country regulations regarding Covid-19 passenger travel requirements." Firstly, there's a global registry of health requirements, so passengers can check what's needed to enter the destinations they hope to visit. The travelers can check out the global registry of testing and vaccination centers so they can set up appointments before their departure.

Authorized labs and test centers can then securely share test and vaccination certificates with passengers through the app.And finally, travelers can manage their digital identity for contactless travel: creating a digital version of their passport on their phone, receiving and sharing Covid-19 testing or vaccination certificates, and managing other travel documentation.