Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 19 May 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Willie Walsh:
That is a great question. We do not. We are developing in IATA what we call the IATA travel pass. We are doing this basically for the industry but much of the work that we are doing can be done on behalf of governments as well. It requires a central database and it does not have to be a digital green pass. In Ireland there is a database available for people who have been vaccinated and there is one in the UK. It would be great to have one across the EU. In most cases, we can access data that are reliable. We have an app developed that can be used. So far we have got approximately 110 airlines signed up to use it. We are in discussions with a number of governments already, eight or nine of which have said that they will be using it. We are in discussions with 30 other governments that are interested in using it as a system to enable people to demonstrate that they have met the requirements. It is possible, if not by relying on governments, but through the public and private sector working together, for an ICT solution to be provided.
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