International air travel group Lufthansa has just recently incorporated Amadeus’ Traveler ID for Safe Travel option to develop digital health pass check out its systems.
The partnership will initially enable tourists to check-in online for approximately 2,000 weekly flights from non-risk Schengen areas, using Amadeus’ innovation, and also permit Lufthansa staff to examine health documents with the Amadeus Airport Buddy App.
From a technical viewpoint, the Traveler ID for Safe Travel option can process QR Codes from digital health passes like the European Union Digital COVID Certificate (EU DCC) program. This enables travelers to scan their evidence of vaccination or required test results to travel during the mobile check-in process.
« By enabling a self-service check-in experience to happen again, this ingenious health confirmation innovation helps enable a smooth traveler journey, » said Christian Warneck, VP of Safe Travel Community at Amadeus.
As part of the Lufthansa collaboration, Amadeus has actually also verified that the Tourist ID for Safe Travel service is now totally incorporated with German medical screening services company and Lufthansa partner Centogene. The move enables tourists who have scheduled their COVID tests by means of Centogene to scan a QR code as they check-in through the airline app and have their results right away processed by Amadeus.
« Through our Safe Travel Environment, we are working non-stop with our customers and partners such as Lufthansa and Centogene to eliminate friction from the passenger journey and support the healing of travel, » Warneck added.
Lufthansa’s airport staff will also have access to the Airport Buddy App, enabling them to scan passenger’s boarding passes through an iPad.
Amadeus’ Tourist ID for Safe Travel likewise incorporates with IBM’s Digital Health Pass and is currently used by eleven airlines, with more planned to be added to the list in the coming months.
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