Scoot trials digital verification of Covid-19 test results, online portal to book tests

Scoot is the latest airline to trial digital verification of Covid-19 test results, as the aviation industry ramps up preparations for the gradual reopening of borders. Scoot is also trialling an online portal that lets customers departing on flights from Singapore, Indonesia and Hong Kong book pre-departure Covid-19 tests more conveniently. Its parent carrier SIA had earlier started trials for both initiatives. Scoot said in a statement on Wednesday that the two initiatives being tested will complement each other. It said the portal - which can be accessed via the Scoot website or mobile app - links customers to accredited partner clinics for the Covid-19 tests. It will let them pay for the tests and get a digital certificate within 36 hours. Covid-19 test results obtained through the portal will have QR codes that can then be verified by an app from Temasek-founded company Affinidi.<br/>