Discussions around adopting a common global digital health pass, or “passport” in ICAO’s parlance, to facilitate international travel will be central to deliberations when stakeholders in the travel industry gather in Montreal, Canada, in a few months, at a summit organized by the International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO).
Talks about realizing a unique global digital health passport for travel has been very much on the agenda since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, although there is yet to be global consensus on how this should play out.
The upcoming meeting in Canada, billed for September, will serve as a platform where proposals from different stakeholders will be made on how the plan can be materialized as part of efforts to accelerate recovery of the travel industry, reports TTG Asia.
The report quotes the director general of Airports Council International (ACI) Asia Pacific, Stefano Baronci, as saying during a recent summit of the UN…