Etihad Airways have partnered with the International Air Transport Association to introduce a travel pass for passengers who have been inoculated against Covid-19 or have tested negative.The IATA Travel Pass will be offered on selected flights from Abu Dhabi in the first quarter, state-owned Etihad said on Tuesday.
The carrier will extend the pass to other destinations if the initial trial is successful.Also Read | What 2020 did to India’s inequalityThe travel pass will keep passengers in control of their data and facilitate sharing their test results with airlines and authorities for travel, Etihad said.Emirates, the world’s largest long-haul carrier, will implement phase 1 of the pass in April to validate Covid-19 tests for flights.