Neos is not the first Italian airline in terms of number of passengers, but it is the first (and at the moment the only one) to enter the IATA experimentation project on the digital passport. From 1 May 2021, passengers traveling with Neos from Milan to Tenerife will be able to use the IATA Travel Pass, a document with a mobile app that helps passengers manage their travels easily and securely, in line with government requirements. and health, also useful for in view of the post-coronavirus relaunch. Inside, multiple functions to inform, address, catalog and store in your digital space the documents and the results of the COVID-19 PCR tests. An intuitive, fast and simple model to connect passengers, airlines, the affiliated healthcare network and local authorities to facilitate all control and tracking procedures before, during and after national and international flights.
Neos is the airline of the Italian group Alpitour, and Iata is the global airline association.
Neos made a formal application to join the IATA Travel Pass in January 2021, having understood the importance of the project and the need to find new reliable formulas to regulate travel and allow people to fly safely. Together with Neos, over 25 other international companies took part in the trial, which is progressively being structured and giving excellent feedback: there are already many health and local authorities who recognize the IATA Travel Pass as a valid form of presentation of the results of PCR tests. made before leaving. Among the functions, the affiliated health facilities are indicated in which to carry out the PCR tests, then automatically loaded into your digital profile, available and verifiable by simply scanning the QRCode.
“Getting on board the IATA Travel Pass experimentation is a very significant result for us, – says Aldo Sarnataro, Neos Commercial Director – especially because we are the first Italian airline to be in the trial. We are convinced that the IATA Travel Pass will become a shared and universally recognized, reliable and secure model, which also protects users’ personal data. We hope that the collaboration with IATA and our contribution can offer more tools to expand experimentation and help the restart of one of the sectors most stressed by ’emergency”.
Adds Nick Careen, IATA Senior Vice President for Airport, Passenger, Cargo and Security: “Neos is demonstrating its leadership by becoming the first airline in Italy to join the IATA Travel Pass. With this trial, Neos is helping the sector to restart, giving governments support to reopen borders safely and people an extra lever of trust. IATA Travel Pass will help travelers verify eligibility for COVID-19 requirements, through health credentials securely linked to their digital passport “.