Qatar Airways has become the first Middle Eastern airline to trial the IATA Travel Pass ‘Digital Passport’ mobile app.

Starting this month, passengers on the award-winning airline’s Doha to Istanbul route will become the first group to apply the Digital Passport app, which IATA and the airline hope will play an important role in the carrier’s vision to have a more contactless, secure and seamless travel experience for its passengers.

The IATA Travel Pass ensures passengers receive up-to-date information on Covid-19 health regulations at their destination country, as well as complying with strict global data privacy regulations to enable the sharing of Covid-19 test results with airlines to verify that passengers are eligible to undertake their journey.

“As the world’s leading airline for safety, innovation and customer experience, we are the industry’s firmest advocate for introducing digital solutions to help passengers safely and seamlessly navigate complex and ever-changing entry restrictions across the globe,” says Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker. “We have confidence in the credibility of the IATA Travel Pass as the industry’s most reliable and innovative solution given its strong data privacy compliance, long-standing entry rules engine and ability to provide an end-to-end solution. We are proud to be at the forefront of trialling this platform, being one of the first globally and the first airline in the Middle East to trial the technology.

Qatar Airways was also recently named the first global airline in the world to achieve the prestigious 5-Star Covid-19 Airline Safety Rating by international air transport rating organisation, Skytrax. This follows HIA’s recent success as the first and only airport in the Middle East and Asia to be awarded a Skytrax 5-Star Covid-19 Airport Safety Rating. These recognitions provide assurance to passengers across the world that airline health and safety standards are subject to the highest possible standards of professional, independent scrutiny and assessment.

Fellow Middle East carriers Etihad and Emirates will launch their own trials of the Travel Pass in April.

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