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Havana, Jan 12 (RHC) Representatives of Cuban aviation, the General Customs of the Republic, and the Ministries of Public Health and Tourism announced at a press conference that after the results demonstrated in a test period, it was decided to officialize the use of the platform through Resolution 320 of the Ministry of Transport, published today in the Official Gazette, which will be valid from January 23.
Rita María García González, director of Air Transport and International Relations of the Institute of Civil Aeronautics of Cuba (IACC), specified that since November 15, 2021, the form has been available online on the website https://www.dviajeros.mitrans.gob.cu. in Spanish, English, French, Russian, Italian, and German.
She explained that the traveler must complete the form in no less than 48 hours before checking in for the flight to Cuba, as a result, the passenger will obtain a QR code, which must be presented in digital or printed format to the airline's representative.
García González insisted on the duty to truthfully declare the requested information and affirmed that it is up to the IACC to notify the airlines about the implementation of the provision and to make their clients comply with this requirement.
Manuel García Benítez, director of Technology of the Corporación de la Aviación Cubana S.A., detailed that from November 15, 2021, to date, more than four million visits have been made to the website and more than 1.7 million travelers arrived with their forms.
He pointed out that airport and ETECSA entities at the national level have been working on the preparation of technological infrastructures to guarantee the technical conditions for data processing and the quality of operations at international airports.
In statements to the press, the specialists agreed that this is a dynamic platform that facilitates and improves the experience of travelers in their transit through immigration, customs, and public health services, it contributes to border sanitary control, reduces the exchange of documents with the authorities and speeds up procedures in the different air terminals by offering advanced information. (Source: ACN)
