Airport Operators Association News
Airport Operators Association warns of huge summer losses
With government taking an “overly cautious” approach to reopening international travel there is a real risk that summer 2021 is as bad or worse than summer 2020.
Tourism industry raises concerns over hotel quarantine
Industry experts have issued a series of dire warning about the likely impact of mooted plans to quarantine UK arrivals in hotels for up to ten days.
Travel sector launches new passenger guidance
The UK Travel Retail Forum, the Airport Operators Association, the International Air Transport Association and Airlines UK are working together to ensure all necessary steps are taken to prioritise the health, safety and comfort of passengers.
AOA welcomes EC decision to postpone liquids ban changes
The European Commission has announced the postponement of the deadline of April 2013 for relaxing the current restrictions on the carriage of liquids, aerosols and gels by passengers, considering that a more realistic and progressive approach was necessary. Responding to the announcement Darren Caplan chief executive of the Airport Operators Association said: “We have lobbied for the liquids ban not to be lifted next year and so we applaud the decision taken by the European Commission to take a more realistic and progressive approach.”
UK airports call for 2013 LAG reversal to be abandoned
The Airport Operators Association has called for European institutions to abandon plans for a relaxing of the Liquids, Aerosols and Gels ban, due in April 2013. At a Westminster Transport Forum event earlier, AOA chief Darren Caplan said passenger security needed to take priority over arbitrary deadlines.