Photo source: ACI World Airports Council International (ACI) World on Wednesday launched a new smart phone app that provides passengers with information about the health measures in place at individual airports around the world. As travel restrictions are gradually lifted, many new health-related measures have been implemented at airports in response to coronavirus
Air passenger numbers in Europe are forecast to fall by around 60 percent in 2020, due to the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Thursday. The 60 percent drop will represent some 705 million passenger journeys. According to IATA, although the European market has seen an increase in […]
Photo source: Athens International Airport (AIA) Passenger traffic at Athens International Airport (AIA) may have picked up in July following dramatic drops in June and May but figures still remain below the respective 2019 levels. July is the fourth consecutive month to have been substantially impacted by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic crisis and its impact on
Social distancing of passengers at airport check-in line. Photo source: IATA “Recovery delayed as international travel remains locked down.” – IATA Global passenger traffic is expected to return to 2019 levels in 2024, a year later than previously projected, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). During a press conference on Tuesday, IATA’s chief
Emirates on Friday announced that it will return to the Greek skies with the resumption of its Athens-Dubai route as of July 15. Emirates had stooped the route due to Covid-19 travel restrictions. The airline will also be offering scheduled flights for passengers from six additional cities in the month of July. These include Khartoum (from […]
Imposing quarantine measures on arriving travelers keeps countries in isolation and the travel and tourism sector in lockdown, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Tuesday. IATA is urging governments to avoid quarantine measures when re-opening their economies. “Fortunately, there are policy alternatives that can reduce the risk of importing Covid-19














