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 […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday released a blueprint with simple, predictable and practical measures needed to facilitate the safe and efficient return of international travel. Through the newly released policy paper: From Restart to Recovery: A Blueprint for Simplifying Travel, IATA aims to help governments with good practices and practical
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 […]
Photo © EP The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently called for governments to stay engaged and consider stimulus measures for the air transport sector as part of the preparations to restart international travel in the coronavirus (Covid-19) era. “We will need continued relief measures—particularly those that do not increase the debt burden,” IATA
Photo source: Airlines 4 Europe European aviation and tourism stakeholders are calling for coordinated Covid-19 measures in order for jobs and the upcoming summer season to be saved. Ahead of the March 1 extraordinary meeting of the EU’s tourism ministers, 15 European stakeholders in aviation and tourism are urging the Portuguese Presidency of the EU […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Wednesday said 2020 was a catastrophe for passenger demand, the world’s connectivity and people’s freedom to travel, following the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on air travel. The association, during a media briefing, announced full-year global passenger traffic results for 2020 showing that demand
Passenger development, European countries (Q3, 2020 YoY). Source: ACI Europe Greece’s main Athens International Airport (AIA) managed to show signs of resilience in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic achieving a smaller third quarter (Q3) decline compared to other airports in the region, an ACI Europe report reveals. According to the European airport trade body’s […]
Photo Source: @S&P Global Ratings Airports and airlines will need at least three years before they begin to recover losses caused by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, with global passenger numbers set to drop by up to 55 percent in 2020 against 2019, an S&P Global Ratings study found. The international ratings agency said it expects […]















