Taiwan airline EVA Air announced today (March 29) that it will be collaborating with Singapore-based technology company Affinidi to utilise its digital credential verification solution to verify passengers’ Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test results. The service will be used for EVA’s Singapore to Taipei flights, and the airline has plans to …
Read More »Coming Soon: The ‘Vaccine Passport’
In the near future, travel may require digital documentation showing that passengers have been vaccinated or tested for the coronavirus. Answers to your questions. Among governments and those in the travel industry, a new term has entered the vocabulary: vaccine passport. One of President Biden’s executive orders aimed at curbing …
Read More »SIA Trials Digital Health Passport To Verify Passengers’ COVID-19 Test Results, Vaccinations
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has started trials on a digital health verification app that validates passengers’ Covid-19 test results and vaccination statuses. The trial, which started on Wednesday, is aimed at facilitating the revival of air travel. Under the trial, travellers on SIA flights from Jakarta or Kuala Lumpur will be …
Read More »This S’pore Startup Made A “Passport” For COVID-19 Test Results So You Can Travel Seamlessly
Singapore currently has plans to form Air Travel Bubbles (ATB) with other nations, various green and fast lane arrangements, and has since opened up its borders to China and Australia. It will allow for travel without quarantine, provided that the traveller’s Covid-19 test results are negative. However, these results are …
Read More »S’poreans, PRs To Get Digital Push Notifications On Passport, IC Matters From Sept 1
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has partnered with GovTech to launch a new digital service to push notifications on identity card and passport-related matters from September 1. Recipients must first have a registered SingPass account. The notifications will be sent either to their SingPass mobile app, or as a …
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