EasyJet has claimed that the NHS has “no central vaccine database” which could hinder the implementation of digital health passports.
Sophie Dekkers, easyJet Chief Commercial Officer, said: “Each government in each country has their own systems and their own sources and within the UK even the NHS central systems are locally managed and locally recorded as well.
“So even within the NHS there isn’t a single central source that we could tap into even if we wanted to, so that would be the real challenge.”
She suggested a system where travellers could upload their passport and vaccination details themselves would be the best option.
“Anything that connects in with other systems would be complicated for the data sources on either end, for airlines and governments as well,” she continued.
“What we would prefer is something that is more of a visual certification that’s uploaded. Potentially that’s a pictorial representation of a certificate, rather than anything that links data systems.”
The UK government will address the issue of vaccine passports and test certificates for travellers on April 12.
