RwandAir to be first African airline to trial IATA Travel Pass

RwandAir to be first African airline to trial IATA Travel Pass RwandAir will become the first African airline to trial IATA Travel Pass to enable safe and seamless international travel. The airline said it will begin a three-week trial in April for customers travelling between Kigali and Nairobi in Kenya. IATA Travel Pass is a digital platform to help passengers easily and securely verify that they comply with Covid 19 test or vaccine travel requirements, in turn giving governments the confidence to reopen borders. Developed by the IATA, the trade association for the world's airlines, the platform is designed to be incorporated into airlines' own apps, so travellers by air easily understand what they need before they fly. Yvonne Manzi Makolo, CEO of RwandAir, said: “RwandAir is proud to be the first African airline to trial IATA Travel Pass, which could reinforce all the health and safety measures and protocols which we have put in place to restore customer confidence to fly once more. We are incredibly proud to be part of IATA’s Industry Advisory Panel, to ensure we guide the technology development in a way that covers the unique requirements of our passenger profile."<br/>