In May, Singapore will welcome visitors using mobile travel passports containing a digital certificate of examination results. experience Covid-19.
Singapore will accept the International Air Transport Association (IATA) mobile travel passports in lieu of any pre-boarding and entry documents to Singapore by submitting an application containing test data from a reputable laboratory.
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Passport has been successfully tested by Singapore Airlines. More than 20 other airlines, including Emirates, Airways and Malaysia Airlines, are also testing digital passports.
The General Director of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) emphasized that the successful cooperation between Singapore and IATA will be a model for other countries to jointly apply digital travel passports.
As Asia's trading hub, Singapore is also at the forefront of developing and using technology during a pandemic and aspires to be one of the reopening countries to host international events.
Airlines hope more countries will apply digital passports on their mobile apps to allow for quick recovery of international travel and avoid inconveniences and delays at airports, where many checks are made paperwork
