Incheon Airport Obtains Re-Certification for 'Airport Quarantine Certification'... "Thorough Establishment of Quarantine System"

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] Incheon International Airport Corporation announced on the 31st that it has renewed the 'Airport Health Accreditation' from the Airports Council International (ACI), which it first obtained last year as the first airport in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Airport Health Accreditation by ACI was introduced at the end of July last year to systematize health measures at airports worldwide in response to the global spread of COVID-19. Incheon Airport obtained the accreditation first among Asia-Pacific airports in August last year based on its proactive health infrastructure.

In this year's ACI Airport Health Accreditation renewal evaluation, a comprehensive assessment and verification were conducted on 73 evaluation items across five categories: airport infrastructure, COVID-19 response plans, passenger protection, employee protection, and cooperation with related organizations. The evaluation covered health measures, response plans and systems, related technologies, and systems in each category.

Incheon Airport successfully underwent the inspection of health measure status and response plans by category according to ACI's evaluation criteria, and after follow-up procedures including interviews with relevant personnel, succeeded in reacquiring the Airport Health Accreditation.

In particular, Incheon Airport received high scores in areas emphasized in this renewal evaluation, such as the proactive establishment of health infrastructure in response to passenger increases during the demand recovery period and the construction of non-face-to-face smart health infrastructure.

Additionally, efforts to advance the airport health system, such as the introduction and expansion of the Incheon Airport COVID-19 Testing Center, the introduction of 5G-based non-face-to-face fever check kiosks, and the establishment of a non-face-to-face health system in the arrival hall through the deployment of disinfection and health robots, were recognized as exemplary cases and received favorable evaluations from ACI.

Kim Kyung-wook, President of Incheon International Airport Corporation, said, “We are very honored to globally demonstrate the achievements of Incheon Airport’s smart health infrastructure through the reacquisition of the ACI Airport Health Accreditation,” and added, “We will continue to make every effort to establish a flawless health system so that passengers can use Incheon Airport with peace of mind.”

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