Airlines
IATA Urges Adoption of Digital Health Documentation
International Air Transport Association director general Willie Walsh warned of “chaos” at airports if governments don’t agree on digitalization measures.
IATA modeling shows that wait time at airports would increase to eight hours by the time traffic recovers to pre-Coivd levels if digital health certificates don't replace paper documentation. (Image: IATA)
IATA modeling shows that wait time at airports would increase to eight hours by the time traffic recovers to pre-Coivd levels if digital health certificates don't replace paper documentation. (Image: IATA)

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Wednesday warned of potential airport chaos unless governments move quickly to adopt digital processes to manage travel health credentials and other Covid measures. Speaking during the latest in a series of IATA webcasts dedicated to the effects of the pandemic on the air transport industry, association director general Willie Walsh cited modeling that showed a lack of digitalization could result in “chaos” at airports once traffic recovers to around 75 percent of pre-Covid levels.