26 Mar 2021

What will a digital Covid vaccine passport look like?

From Nine To Noon, 9:25 am on 26 March 2021

The shape of post-pandemic travel could be quite different, with the likelihood a digital Covid vaccine passport will be required before travelers even set foot on an international flight.

Last week the International Air Transport Association or IATA began a two-week trial of its digital Travel Pass on flights between Singapore and London.

With a trans-Tasman bubble expected to be in place by the end of April, Air New Zealand has already confirmed it will trial the IATA Travel Pass on its Auckland to Sydney route next month.

Attendees show off their "green passes" (proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 coronavirus disease) as they arrive at Bloomfield Stadium in the Israeli Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv on March 5, 2021, before attending a "green pass concert" for vaccinated seniors.

Photo: AFP

Israeli women show off their "green passes" in Israel, proof of vaccination that allowed them to attend a concert. A covid vaccination passport for travel would be loaded on an app on a smartphone and presented before boarding.