JetBlue, Singapore Airlines Start Health Passport Trials - Business Travel News

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Two digital health pass platforms are getting new trials this week, as JetBlue has begun using the CommonPass platform on flights to Aruba and Singapore Airlines kicks of a trial program with Travel Pass.

As a part of JetBlue's program, the carrier has partnered with two Covid-19 testing suppliers: Vault, which provides supervised at-home testing, and XpresCheck, which provides in-person, at-airport testing. JetBlue travelers from Boston to Aruba can get tested, download the CommonPass app and upload their results into the app, which gives them access to expedited immigration lanes upon arrival in Aruba.

Aruba currently requires all arriving travelers to test negative for Covid-19 either within 72 hours of arrival or upon arrival.

JetBlue began using CommonPass for its flights from Boston to Aruba on Tuesday. It will be available on flights from other cities to Aruba in "the coming weeks," according to the carrier. JetBlue's at-airport XpresCheck partner currently operates at Los Angeles International Airport, Orlando and all three New York City area airports in addition to Boston Logan.

The International Air Transport Association, meanwhile, reported a "successful implementation" following the first full deployment of its Travel Pass platform with Singapore Airlines. The carrier has completed its first flight to London with travelers using the platform, in which travelers can verify requirements, book testing and receive results.

"Airlines understand that their ground operations will grind to a halt if they have to manage Covid-19 travel requirements—test results or vaccine certifications—with paper documentation," IATA SVP of airport, passenger and security Nick Careen said in a statement. "This real-life proof of concept should give all governments confidence that industry has a workable digital solution that will ease the pressure of incorporating health certificate checks into the travel process, including at borders."

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