COVID-19 Vaccination

BA looks to the future with VeriFLY

Following the successful trial of mobile health pass VeriFLY and its subsequent roll out across its network, British Airways has signed a long-term agreement with developer Daon

Randox launches vaccination authentication app

Randox, the UK’s largest diagnostics company, is launching the Randox CertiFly app to process and certify results for pre-departure and day two lateral flow tests.

Airport Authority Hong Kong incentivises vaccination after employee mandate

The operator hopes the air ticket draw will provide a vaccination incentive for residents

Virgin Australia proposes employee vaccine mandate

If approved, the airline would follow the country’s flag carrier, Qantas in mandating staff vaccination

Hong Kong to mandate vaccination for targeted groups of airport staff

The operator looks to jab airport staff in targeted groups who are required to be vaccinated

Qantas Group to require employee vaccinations

Australian airline Qantas has announced that all cabin crew, pilots and airport workers must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by November 15

Positives for San Francisco as vaccine tourism takes off

Improvements for San Francisco International Airport as 30,000th vaccine administered

Heathrow vaccine verification trial success

The study’s results suggest that the current ‘amber’ policy could be expanded to those immunised in the US and EU

Sector responds to scrapping of quarantine for doubled jabbed travellers

Those travelling from ‘amber list’ countries with both vaccines no longer have to isolate, however testing will still be required

United launches “free flights” sweepstakes in passenger vaccine push

The new incentive programme aims to align with the US government’s strategy to encourage Americans to get the Covid-19 vaccine

Vaccinated passengers should be exempt from travel restrictions, says IATA

The organisation stressed that re-opening borders to those with the vaccine will aid the sector’s recovery