The CEO of an Australian airline said he believes “governments will insist” on vaccines for international travel “as a condition of entry”.
Alan Joyce of Qantas Airways Limited told the BBC that he believes that “once everyone is vaccinated”, governments will require that international travelers be vaccinated if they want to enter a country. He said they would no longer be allowed quarantine in a hotel for 14 days as a way of entry.
Although some countries decide against this policy, Joyce said she believes airlines should apply their own guidelines, in addition to their “duty of care”.
“We have a duty of care to our passengers and our crew, to say that everyone on that aircraft must be safe,” Joyce said.
Joyce believes passengers would support this change. He said 90% of those surveyed thought it was a “great idea”.
“The vast majority of our customers think this is a great idea – 90 percent of the people we studied think it should be a requirement for people to be vaccinated to travel internationally,” said Joyce. .
However, the World Health Organization is not on board with such a proposal. Bernardo Mariano, the organisation’s director of health and digital innovation, rejected the initiative, telling the BBC “We do not approve of the fact that a vaccination passport should be a condition for travel”.
He added that no matter what the public sector is in favor of, such a change would require a “unified government approach”, the BBC wrote.
Hill contacted the Centers for Disease Control for comment.
The airline industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this month, Airports Council International – North America released a report that found US airports need $ 115.4 billion in infrastructure investment over the next five years to meet crucial needs, including improving the passenger experience. , increasing convenience, increasing security, expanding competition and lowering prices for passengers.
However, the industry has seen a partial recovery in recent weeks. On Thursday, the Transportation Security Administration reported that more than 1.4 million people traveled through US airports on Wednesday, marking the eighth consecutive day that travel exceeded 1 million.
The last time the airport’s activity was so high was the week of March 15, 2020, when more than 1.5 million people passed through the TSA checkpoints before the blockade and recommendations against air travel.