The Travel Pass
We are hearing more and more about IATA Travel pass and airlines adopting it. I am sure there are so many questions people are asking and or want to ask. I figured I’d answer the ones that are most common and try to give you some information that I have learned over time about the IATA travel pass. I am no expert or am I affiliated with IATA in anyway but I am going to share my views and my thoughts on some of the most common questions people seem to have when it comes to the IATA travel pass.
Who’s going to be paying for it?
This seems to be a common question because most people are worried it will cost them to use the app for their flight. It very well could cost you a little money in the future but for right now, I am sure the aviation industry is flipping the bill to encourage people to travel again and to try to get the public support on this. So they may not require us to pay anything more than the cost of the ticket. I seriously doubt it will cost much when it finally gets going around the world. If by chance airline companies start charging for the use of this. I can only imagine it being very small amount of money per flight because it will help reduce the load of having to verify peoples papers at the gate.
Who’s eligible for the Travel Pass?
I’m going to take a guess anyone and everyone who is of legal age and or adult. That doesn’t mean kids won’t be bleto use that because I am sure if you have kids with you and you use the travel pass they will also be on the travel pass also to show to the gate personnel. The reason I say this is that they want to test it out as broadly as possible so they will not limit who will be able to use this app. The only condition right now is that you have to be invited into the process but that only means you have to buy a ticket for the flights that they are doing the travel pass on.
How can I know which flights are using the Travel Pass?
For right now, the only way to find out which flights are going to use the travel pass on any given airline is to try to find out through the airlines website and or calling them. I am sure they will be more than glad to tell you. I did try to go to a few airline websites that are doing the trials and it can be quite hard to find out which flights are doing the trials of the Travel pass on. If you really want to know and be on those flights, I suggest calling the airlines that are doing these trials and ask for the flight numbers and booking your flights on those flight numbers.
I am sure even more airlines are going to jump on board in the coming months or weeks and you should see an increase of airline travels for international and even domestic flights. I am hopeful that most places will open up this summer because they will see the value of this and the economy can begin to heal.
