KLIA, 24 February 2021: Malaysia Airlines is excited to announce
its plan to introduce the Digital Travel Health Pass, yet another milestone the
airline is taking on its path to empower passengers to travel around the world
once again with confidence and ease. The Digital Travel Health Pass will
incorporate some modules of the International Air Transport Association’s
(IATA) Travel Pass that have been developed on the basic principle to allow
travelers to be in control of their journey while travelling around the world.
The Digital
Travel Health Pass, which will be integrated with the Malaysia Airlines mobile
app, will kickstart and streamline a passenger’s travel journey, with simple
easy-to-follow steps before they start on their travel. Passengers can easily
make appointments with certified medical partners to carry out a COVID-19
RT-PCR test or include their COVID-19 vaccination certificate on their mobile
phones, making the process of tackling their travel requirements much more
straightforward and manageable for the everyday traveler. In addition,
passengers can verify their travel eligibility with the airline before their
travels, making them aware and informed of the constantly developing travel
policies worldwide
The Digital
Travel Health Pass will also integrate modules from the IATA Travel Pass that
enable passengers to create a digital passport, verify their test/vaccination
requirements and status, and share their “OK to Travel” status with the
relevant authorities. This digital ID on the App will pave the way for Malaysia
Airlines’ passengers to eventually take advantage of contactless technology
options throughout the travel processes.
According to Group Chief
Executive Officer of Malaysia Aviation Group, Izham Ismail, “We are excited to make history
together with IATA, and help reopen travel nationally and worldwide. Part of
our promise to ensure passengers can Fly Confidently, the Digital Travel Health
Pass will open the way for us to take the brave next step into the world in a
post-pandemic time, instilling confidence in our passengers and providing
access to an easy-to-navigate way to prepare for their upcoming travels.”
As a central part
to the airline’s commitment to provide safe travels to its passengers during
this critical and challenging time, the travel health pass is the one-step
solution in ensuring all passengers can travel safely while maintaining that
all the necessary precautions are taken in limiting the spread of the virus.
Creating a contactless journey with travel documents stored securely on the
platform, passengers will enjoy a safer, end-to-end seamless travel experience.
“Partnering with Malaysia
Airlines to integrate IATA Travel Pass into the airlines’ own app is an
important milestone for the IATA Travel Pass. It will demonstrate the apps
interoperability, an important feature supporting its global uptake. Built with
data privacy, security and convenience in mind, the IATA travel app is a
solution that both governments and passengers can trust whether it is
stand-alone or incorporated into an airline’s own travel app,” said Nick
Careen, IATA’s Senior Vice President Airport, Passenger, Cargo, Security.
Malaysia Airlines
is working closely with the relevant authorities to roll out the health pass
and will be sharing more details in the coming weeks. Download the Malaysia
Airlines app today, to keep updated on the Health Pass’s latest updates and be
one of the first to Fly Malaysia worldwide once again.
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