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IATA: 2020 worst year in history of aviation
The International Air Transport Association has announced full-year global passenger traffic results for 2020 showing that demand fell by 66 per cent compared to the full year of 2019.
IATA calls for global certification programme to reopen travel
The group has called on governments to partner with the air transport industry to devise plans to safely re-link people when the Covid-19 epidemiological situation permits.
IATA calls for EU-wide Covid-19 vaccination certificate
The trade body has urged the European Union to support an initiative from Greek prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, to agree a common digital European Covid-19 vaccination certificate.
Etihad partners with IATA for Covid-19 Travel Pass
The mobile app is designed to help passengers easily and securely manage their travel in line with government requirements for Covid-19 tests or vaccines.
Breaking Travel News investigates: IATA calls for governments to reopen borders
IATA director general, Alain de Juniac, has offered his first Covid-19 briefing for 2021 and called for government to focus on reopening borders to international aviation
Slow aviation recovery comes to a standstill
Total demand was down 70 per cent compared to November 2019, virtually unchanged from the 70 per cent year-to-year decline recorded in October.
IATA unveils plans for new Travel Pass
The pass is a mobile app to help travellers easily and securely manage their travel in line with any government requirements for Covid-19 testing or vaccine information.
IATA calls for further support following disappointing October
New data from the International Air Transport Association has revealed that the recovery of passenger demand continued to be disappointingly slow in October.
IATA AGM: Aviation sector faces deep losses into next year
The trade body predicts a net loss of $118.5 billion for the sector this year. “This crisis is devastating and unrelenting,” said IATA director general, Alexandre de Juniac
IATA AGM: Travel Pass could unlock global borders
Governments are beginning urged to boost the use of testing as a means of limiting the risks of Covid-19 importation when re-opening their borders to travellers.
IATA AGM: Governments urged to following latest testing evidence
Officials at IATA have welcomed the publication of the manual on testing and cross border risk management measures by the International Civil Aviation Organisation.
IATA AGM: de Juniac departs director general role
The International Air Transport Association has announced that Alexandre de Juniac, the current director general, will step down from his role on March 31st.