Singapore Airlines launching first-ever passenger health verification app

Singapore Airlines (SIA) will become the world’s first airline to pilot the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Travel Pass mobile application confirming negative COVID test results, Report informs, referring to the Travel Daily.

Passengers with mobile phones running on Apple’s iOS operating system will be invited to download the IATA Travel Pass app, and create a digital ID comprising their profile photo and passport information. They can also insert their flight information into the app.

Subsequently, they can book their pre-departure COVID test at one of seven participating clinics in Singapore via a dedicated online portal. They can then register at the clinic using the digital ID and flight information in the app.

They will be able to view their test results, as well as confirmation status to fly, directly on the app. IATA’s Timatic registry will provide the back-end information on the COVID testing and entry requirements.

Participants will need to show their confirmed status in the app to the check-in staff in Changi Airport before flight departure. In line with current regulatory requirements, they will also need to bring a physical copy of their health certificate that is issued by the clinic where they took their COVID test.

The system will only work from March 15 to March 28 on the iOS platform on flights from Singapore to London.