‘Common Pass’ May Open Door to Loss of Freedom

A United Airlines employee wears a required face covering along with a passenger at check-in at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) amid the COVID-19 pandemic, in Los Angeles, on Oct. 1, 2020. Mario Tama/Getty Images

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In October, United Airlines tested “the first transatlantic trial of Common Pass, an app that creates a standard digital format for COVID-19 test results.” The app has been developed by the Commons Project and the World Economic Forum, and the hope is that it will both facilitate travel across borders and provide confidence to passengers that it’s safe to fly again.