The airline industry is expected to lose $84.3 billion in 2020, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Tuesday while giving its financial outlook for global air transport. According to IATA, the biggest driver of industry losses was the drop in passenger demand as international borders closed and countries locked down to prevent the […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is urging governments to quickly begin implementing the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) global guidelines in order to restore air connectivity and give travelers and crew the confidence they need to fly again following the Covid-19 crisis. ICAO recently released Takeoff: Guidance for Air Travel through
Greek tourism agency Cosmorama is ready to offer travelers a series of vacation packages for the upcoming season that have been carefully planned with safety in mind. Based in Athens, Cosmorama operates in all the important fields of tourism including domestic, inbound and outbound travel services, and MICE. “After the two-month COVID-19 lockdown, we are […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has revealed details of its proposed temporary layered approach to biosecurity for re-starting passenger flights amid the Covid-19 crisis. In its Biosecurity for Air Transport: A Roadmap for Restarting Aviation, IATA outlines its proposal for a layering of temporary biosecurity measures. “The roadmap aims to provide the
Despite the financial support to deal with the damage caused by the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, airlines will come close to 2019 levels in 2023, said the International Air Transport Association (IATA), adding that traveler confidence will be much harder to re-build. Releasing a new analysis, IATA found that the damage to air travel will impact […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Tuesday that it does not support mandating Covid-19 social distancing measures that would leave the middle seats of air carriers empty. According to IATA, evidence, although limited, suggests that, the risk of virus transmission on board aircraft is low even without special measures. “Mask-wearing by passengers and
Photo Source: @IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on regulators to take urgent action to help civil aviation operate seamlessly and safely between states during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as to help facilitate the restart when the virus is contained. Specifically, IATA ηασ asked states to take the following immediate steps: […]
The coronavirus (Covid-19) health crisis is forecast at leading to a 52 percent decline in the number of passengers to Greece this year and an overall 10.1 billion dollar loss in tourism-related revenue, according to the latest report released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) this week. According to updated estimates, Covid-19 may lead to 3.8
IATA calls on governments to work with the airline industry on measures to boost the confidence of passengers in the face of an anticipated slow recovery in demand for air travel An immediate rebound for air travel from the catastrophic fall in passenger demand, due to the coronavirus (Covid-19), appears unlikely and a slow recovery […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Sunday, April 19, celebrated 75 years since its foundation. “As we mark IATA’s 75th anniversary during these challenging times, we recommit ourselves to representing, leading, and serving the airline industry. We will get through this crisis together,” the association said on social media. IATA was founded in


















