To restart the international aviation sector and re-open boarders without having individuals having to quarantine the government needs to be confident that they are able to effectively mitigate the risk importing COVID-19.
Passengers will be informed on what tests, vaccines and other measures they require before traveling as well as details on where they can get tested, while giving them the ability to share their test and vaccinations results in a verifiable, safe and private manner while giving government the confidence to open borders.
The idea is that once the vaccine is widely available, a passport would be issued to the individuals that have been vaccinated to allow them to move freely, both locally and globally, by allowing access to indoor restaurants, movie theaters, and international travel.
Emirates will implement phase 1 in Dubai for the validation before departing. In this initial phase, expected to begin in April, Emirates customers traveling from Dubai will be able to share their Covi-19 test status directly with the airline even before reaching the airport through a app, which will then auto-populate the details on the check-in system.
This platform will also enable authorized labs and test centers to securely send test results or vaccination certificates to passenger.