Covid and Omicron Continue to Impact European Airport Traffic

By admin 27 Ιανουαρίου 2022 No comment

Photo source: @İGA İstanbul Airport Ongoing restrictions to address Covid-19 and its variants continued to impact airport traffic into 2021, according to a full year 2021 report released recently by ACI (Airports Council International) Europe, which represents over 500 airports in 55 countries. Passenger traffic at European airports rose by 37 percent in 2021 compared […]

ACI World: Global Passenger Traffic in 2021 Expected to Reach Only Half of 2019 Levels

By admin 8 Νοεμβρίου 2021 No comment

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Photo source: European Parliament New data by Airports Council International (ACI) World shows that the lasting adverse impact of the Covid-19 crisis is forecast to remove an additional 5.2 billion passengers by the end of this year compared to the pre-Covid-19 forecast for 2021. According to ACI World’s advisory bulletin, despite recent positive news of […]

Athens Airport Passes 10 Million Passenger Mark in Jan-Oct

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Photo source: Shutterstock Athens International Airport (AIA) is seeing a gradual growth in passenger traffic although numbers are still lagging behind compared to 2019. According to data released on Thursday, passenger traffic numbers reached the 10 million mark at Athens Airport during the 10-month January-October 2021 period, exceeding the respective 2020 levels by 32.2

Greece Among Top 10 European Countries with Most Flights at End of August

By admin 6 Σεπτεμβρίου 2021 No comment

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Photo: Shutterstock Greece during the last week of August had 2,042 flights on a daily basis, only 3 percent less compared to the corresponding week two years ago, before the Covid-19 pandemic. According to recent data released by Eurocontrol, Greece at the end of August had the lowest rate of decline in Europe in terms […]

New Research Backs Rapid Covid-19 Testing for Safe Restart of Air Travel

By admin 30 Μαρτίου 2021 No comment

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Photo source: WTTC The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday urged governments to accept best-in-class rapid antigen tests in fulfillment of Covid-19 testing requirements following the publication of new research by OXERA and Edge Health. “We are already seeing rapid testing becoming commonplace in non-travel settings such as schools and workplaces.

IATA Calls on Governments to Partner for Air Travel Restart

By admin 2 Φεβρουαρίου 2021 No comment

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on governments to partner with the air transport industry to devise plans to safely re-link people, business and economies when the coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemiological situation permits. “We can see the light at the end of the tunnel as vaccination programs roll out. Turning this vision into a […]

EU to Extend Select Measures to Support Coronavirus-hit Aviation Sector

By admin 17 Νοεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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Photo source: European Parliament Some of the measures adopted to ease the financial pressure on aviation operators and groundhandlers in the EU will be extended into 2021, according to recommendations in a new European Commission report. It is reminded that, in response to coronavirus (Covid-19) measures that saw planes grounded around the EU, the Commission […]

ICAO Updates ‘Take-off’ Guidelines for Aviation’s Recovery from Covid-19

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Photo source: WTTC The International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Council Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART) on Tuesday endorsed new updates to its ‘Take-off’ guidelines for international air transport, which aim to restore air connectivity and give travelers and crew the confidence they need to fly again following the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. The CART

UNWTO and IATA Partner to Restore Consumer Confidence in Travel, Restart Global Tourism

By admin 6 Οκτωβρίου 2020 No comment

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Photo source: UNWTO The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to restore confidence in international aviation and restart global tourism, following the hit of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The new agreement will focus on enhancing consumer confidence in travel and

EU to Extend Slot Waiver for Airlines Until 27 March 2021

By admin 15 Σεπτεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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The European Commission on Monday said it intends to extend the suspension of EU regulations on airport slots for the 2020/2021 winter season, until 27 March 2021. “The Coronavirus pandemic has had a tremendous impact on air travel and the aviation sector as a whole… Air traffic levels remain low, and more importantly, they are […]