Digital Health Passports Gain Traction as Countries Take Cues From Airlines
Photo Credit: Airport technology provider SITA has successful trialled a new system with the Australian government that help airlines, airports and passengers share information on health tests or vaccinations. Unsplash / Caroline Voelker
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It's reassuring to see several destinations, including Australia with its hard-line stance on border restrictions, warm to the idea of digital health passports.
A growing number of governments are trialling digital health passports, offering a glimmer of hope that more countries will reopen their borders by the end of this year.
So far, it's the airlines that have mostly driven a staggered global adoption, but now one airport technology company has launched a new framework, called Health Protect, for airlines and governments, allowing them to integrate multiple passports, and specify which Covid-19 test results or vaccinations are permitted.
So far, ICC AOKpass, Travel Pass, CommonPass and SimplyGo are compatible.
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Even Australia, one of the most shielded countries, has successfully tested the Health Protect scheme, developed by airport technology provider SITA, paving the way for more flights to return.
The United Arab Emirates has also piloted Health Protect, opting for the SimplyGo app on flights to Germany and Estonia, wi
