Airlines and Organizations Will Test Digital Health Pass for Travelers
Cathay Pacific and United will use system initially with other carriers to follow >>
by: Harvey Chipkin
The Commons Project Foundation, a Switzerland-based nonprofit, and the World Economic Forum announced international trials starting this week for CommonPass, a digital health pass for travelers to securely document their certified COVID-19 test status while keeping their health data private. CommonPass is built on the CommonPass Framework that establishes standard methods for lab results and vaccination records to be certified and enables governments to set and verify their own health criteria for travelers The purpose of CommonPass and the CommonPass Framework is to enable safer airline and cross-border travel by giving both travelers and governments confidence in each traveler’s verified COVID-19 status. Diane Sabatino, deputy executive director, Office of Field Operations for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), said, “CBP wants to be part of the solution to build confidence in air travel, and we are glad to help the aviation industry and our federal partners stand up a pilot like CommonPass.” Cathay Pacific Airways and United Airlines will test the system in October with select volunteers on flights between London, New York, Hong Kong and Singapore, with government authorities observing. Deployments are planned with additional airlines and routes across Asia, Africa, the Americas, Europe and the Middle East in quick succession.
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