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Iata calls for EU Covid Certificate to be made global standard

Government
James Chapple
27 August 2021

Iata says the EU’s Digital Covid Certificate (DCC) should become the global standard for digital vaccine certification, and has offered to assist the EU Commission and other states with any efforts to further integrate the DCC into airline processes.

Covid travel passes are now the only requirement in many countries (Credit: Iata)

The association on Thursday (26 August) praised the European Commission for its leadership on the matter, and the speed with it was able to develop and roll-out the DCC.


Deputy director general Conrad Clifford said in the absence of a global standard, the EU DCC should "serve as a blueprint to other nations".


"The DCC was delivered in record time to help facilitate the reopening of EU states to travel," said Clifford.
"In the absence of a single global standard for digital vaccine certificates, it should serve as a blueprint for other nations looking to implement digital vaccination certificates to help facilitate travel and its associated economic benefits."