THE COMMONS PROJECT FOUNDATION AND JAPANESE CARRIERSTRIAL COMMONPASS DIGITAL HEALTH PASS TO REOPEN JAPAN TO
INTERNATIONAL TRAVELNew Trials with JAL Follow Successful Test of CommonPass on ANA
Flight from Tokyo to New YorkApril 1, 2021
The Commons Project Foundation and Japan Airlines (JAL) today announced
upcoming trials of the CommonPass digital health app on several international flights,
including flights from Tokyo to Hawaii (HNL) on April 2, and from Tokyo to Singapore
on April 5.
The next round of trials follow the successful completion of an All Nippon Airlines(ANA) flight with volunteers using CommonPass that landed Monday (3/29) in New
York and will complete its return flight from New York to Tokyo on April 3. The trials areimportant milestones as carriers prepare to safely support passengers to resumeinternational travel. The trials using CommonPass come as Japan is set to see an
influx of athletes arriving later this year ahead of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
With CommonPass, airline passengers who have tested negative for COVID-19 candigitally verify their health status to confirm they meet the requirements at theirdestination country.
“CommonPass is pleased to work closely with JAL and ANA in the shared goal ofproviding their customers with a trusted way to digitally verify their health status forinternational travel,” said Paul Meyer, CEO, The Commons Project Foundation. “Thesetrials demonstrate the capabilities of the CommonTrust Network and are an important
step forward as we work to safely reopen the world for personal and business travel.”“The CommonPass platform aims to realize a standardized app enabling individuals todigitally document their COVID-19 status, while protecting an individual`s health data
privacy,” Yuji Akasaka, President of Japan Airlines Co. “Japan Airlines will actively
participate in the trial of the CommonPass app, which we believe will not only help
prevent the further spread of COVID-19, but also promote international travel in a safeand secure environment.”

“At ANA, we are constantly looking for ways to make the travel experience safer andmore convenient,” said Juichi Hirasawa, Senior Vice President of ANA Corporate
Planning. “Our trials of the CommonPass Health application will help us to ensure thatthese procedures will enable us to simplify international travel while also protecting
passenger privacy.”"The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) believes that establishing atrusted standard in international travel, such as CommonPass, is a key to restoring
confidence in air travel among the flying public and to start reopening borders in a safemanner. We support the work of The Commons Project, including CommonPass trials
with airlines and regulatory authorities," said Tad Johnson, ACCJ Governor and Vice
Chair of the ACCJ Transportation & Logistics Committee.
“In order to revitalize the world economy through trade & investment, it is an urgent
task to ensure safe border traffic, and this is a common desire of the world's businesscommunity. As a promoter of free trade, Japan's leadership in reopening safe andsecure borders is symbolically and practically significant,” said Teruko Wada, Director,
International Affairs Bureau, Keidanren (Japan Business Federation). “Currently, entry
requirements and procedures differ from country to country, but it is important todevelop an online platform that can be used globally as soon as possible, to achieve asmooth movement of people while preventing the spread of the virus. I hope that theuse of the CommonPass will help reactivate cross-border movement, leading to theexpansion of free and open trade & investment, and ultimately bringing the global
economy back to a growth path.”“In the COVID-19 era, it is important to avoid the spread of infection and to accept
travelers safely. CommonPass is a universal digital certificate that can flexibly respondto ever-changing infection control measures, such as testing and vaccination, as wellas to the immigration standards of each country,” said Kazuo Nishitan, Executive
Director and General Manager, International Division, The Japan Chamber ofCommerce and Industry. “It also incorporates effective features that avoid confusion inborder measures and protect privacy. I hope that CommonPass can enable safe,
secure travel between countries as soon as possible.”“I hope that the introduction of the CommonPass will contribute to the spread anddevelopment of PHR (Personal Health Records),” said Naoki Nakashima, president of
the Japan Association of Medical Informatics. “In Japan, there is a delay in thestandardization of medical information, and it is feared that this delay will hinder theintroduction of "patient-centered medical care." With the introduction of standardized

apps meeting great social needs, such as the CommonPass, I strongly hope that PHR
would advance and help solve various problems around wellness and disastermedicine, caused by the rapid increase of lifestyle-related diseases and the COVID-19pandemic.”

About The Commons Project Foundation
A non-profit public trust established with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, TheCommons Project Foundation builds and operates digital platforms and services for thecommon good. Our mission-driven structure is designed to attract world-class talent tobuild and sustain digital public services in a way that serves people's interests above
all. Beginning with health information, we are focused on empowering people to accessand control their personal data and put it to use for their own benefit.
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