Positive news about security in Rome Airport: the “digital certificate” for Covid-19 testing.
Thanks to the use of new technologies, it is now possible scan test result, with the possibility of receiving it directly on your smartphone.
A solution that will certainly improve bureaucracy, avoid queues and minimize contacts. Not to mention the important time savings in relation to boarding.
All this is possible thanks ao application AOKpass which, developed in collaboration with the ICC – International Chamber of Commerce, allows you to obtain a type of digital certificate relating to the results of the Covid-19 test.
The operation is really very simple. The passenger, in fact, only needs to do the download of the app on your mobile device.
Once the test is performed on the Fiumicino airport, as requested, the traveler will immediately receive the result on their cell phone, which will be shown in a QR code. As soon as the passenger has to board, they will be able to show the code that will be read by the airline's assistant.
For now, the experiment will be conducted by Alitalia on flights between Rome and New York. This route already has tests for passengers boarding in the United States, and a second rapid test within the country. Rome airportThis avoids the need for quarantine upon arrival in Italy.
Digital certificate promises to speed up procedures
This is certainly a big step towards people's safety and represents a safe, simple operation, but above all useful for speeding up all procedures.
After all, in the coming months, passengers are expected to take rapid or molecular tests increasingly frequently before flights. Mainly for boarding international or long-distance destinations.
At the same time, when the vaccination campaign start massively, thanks to the application it will be possible to show the vaccination certificate – as well as a digital health passport – and secure access to boarding.
Rome Airport is one of the safest in the world
It is no coincidence that the experimentation begins at Rome's airports. After all, the Fiumicino airport was named not only for the third consecutive year as the best airport in Europe, but also one of the safest airports in the world.
He gets maximum score on anti-Covid health protocols.
Likewise, Alitalia can also be considered at the forefront thanks to the daily cleaning of aircraft and the introduction of HEPA filters and vertical circulation that allows the air on board to be renewed and purified every three minutes.
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