Swiss International Air Lines is to become the first airline in the Lufthansa Group to trial IATA’s new Travel Pass app, which it will do on its Zurich-London Heathrow route from April 22 onwards. The trial marks a major further step in making travel simple and reliable again during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Swiss has also been testing further such concepts since mid-March.
The new IATA Travel Pass app enables travelers to check up on the latest coronavirus-related entry provisions for their country of destination. It also allows them to have their COVID-19 test results sent directly to the app. This is turn enables the traveller to demonstrate to airlines and authorities that they meet the relevant entry requirements, without having to divulge further information about their personal health. The new app should also bring greater speed and efficiency to the corresponding airport procedures.