Etihad passengers to get Covid-19 updates with new ‘digital passport’

Etihad passengers to get Covid-19 updates with new ‘digital passport’

Etihad passengers to get Covid-19 updates with new "˜digital passport"™
The Travel Pass enables Etihad"™s guests to create a "˜digital passport"™ to receive COVID-19 updates.
The International Air Transport Association and Etihad Airways, the UAE national airline, on Tuesday announced a partnership to launch the IATA Travel Pass for Etihad Airways"™ guests.
The IATA Travel Pass is a mobile app to help passengers easily and securely manage their travel in line with government requirements for COVID-19 tests or vaccines.
IATA Travel Pass will initially be offered to Etihad"™s guests on selected flights from Abu Dhabi in the first quarter of 2021. If successful, the pass will be extended to other destinations on the Etihad network, the airline said in a statement on Tuesday.
The IATA Travel Pass will enable Etihad"™s guests to create a "˜digital passport"™ to receive COVID test results and verify they are eligible to undertake their journey. Importantly, the Travel Pass will keep passengers in control of their data and facilitate the sharing of their test with airlines and authorities for travel. It will also make it convenient for passengers to manage travel documentation throughout their journey.