UAE’s Etihad foresees ‘wellness’ visas for post-COVID-19 passengers – CEO

  • Date: 29-Sep-2020
  • Source: Zawya
  • Sector:Transport
  • Country:UAE
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UAE’s Etihad foresees ‘wellness’ visas for post-COVID-19 passengers – CEO

Innovation and technology will play a part in turning today's problem into the 'future's normality', he said.Douglas was the second high-profile UAE aviation figure to suggest that health-tech monitoring could assist the recovery of the travel industry post-COVID-19.Speaking at the World Aviation Festival last week, Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, issued a challenge to tech companies to create a wearable health monitoring device for passengers that could be monitored at airports to help prevent the spread of the virus onboard aircraft.Douglas said the global pandemic was one of the biggest storms in aviation in recent history, but urged young people watching the summit, which was held virtually, to hone their leadership skills in order to sail through it."Post Lockerbie, post 9/11, post liquid bomb threat, global standards ended up