Copa Airlines and Panama's government next month will begin a trial with the International Air Transport Association's Travel Pass mobile app.
Sometime in March, travelers on select Copa flights from Panama City will be able to create a digital passport that matches their itineraries with the health requirements of their destination and validate that the passengers are in compliance with those requirements. IATA Travel Pass also will include a registry of Covid-19 testing centers—and eventually vaccination centers—and enable testing centers and labs to securely send test results and vaccination certificates to users.
Copa is the first carrier in the Americas to test the Travel Pass app, according to IATA. International Airlines Group, parent company of British Airways and Iberia, also has been working with IATA on the project.