Global Tourism and Aviation Bodies Turn to UK PM to Restore Travel

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently visited Wales and met with the NHS staff, police officers and Armed Forces personnel working on the response to Covid-19. Photo source: @UK Prime Minister International tourism and aviation bodies are placing their hopes on UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to restore travel when he decides this weekend on […]

IATA’s Chief Economist Brian Pearce to Retire

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Brian Pearce. Photo source: airlines.iata.org The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that its chief economist, Brian Pearce, will retire from the organization in July. A recruitment process has been launched to find a successor in time for a smooth transition. Pearce joined IATA in 2004. Since then he has built IATA’s evidence-based economic […]

IATA: Free Training to Former Cabin Crew Transitioning into Job Market

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Photo source: @IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is organizing an online training course to help laid-off airline cabin crew members re-enter the job market. The three-hour Cabin Crew – Leveraging Professional Skills course will be offered free of charge for those who register between 9 and 23 February. A survey of 800 cabin […]

Panama First Country to Trial IATA Travel Pass

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Panama is the first government to participate in a trial of IATA Travel Pass, a mobile app created by the International Air Transport Association to help passengers easily and securely manage their travel in line with government requirements for coronavirus (Covid-19) testing or vaccine information. IATA’s partnership with Panama sees Copa Airlines, the country’s flag […]

IATA: 2020 Worst Year in History for Air Travel Demand

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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

IATA Calls on Governments to Partner for Air Travel Restart

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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 […]

IATA Urges Support for Greek Proposal on Common EU Covid-19 Vaccination Certificate

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is urging all branches of the European Union to support the proposal of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to agree on a common digital European Covid-19 vaccination certificate that would enable those who are vaccinated to travel freely within Europe without testing. In an open letter to European Commission […]

Covid-19: Airlines Begin to Try IATA Travel Pass

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Photo source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced partnerships with Emirates and Etihad Airways which will make them among the first airlines in the world to trial IATA Travel Pass – a mobile app to help passengers easily and securely manage their travel in line with any government requirements for coronavirus (Covid-19) testing […]

IATA, WTTC Welcome Pre-departure Covid-19 Testing Travel Rule of US and UK

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Photo source: JFK Airport The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Thursday welcomed the announcement by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that it will require all travelers to the US as of January 26 to show proof of a negative coronavirus (Covid-19) test taken within three days prior to departure to […]

IATA Calls for Testing, Prepares to Rollout Travel Pass App

By admin 13 Ιανουαρίου 2021 No comment

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Photo source: @IATA Key to the aviation sector’s recovery after the Covid-19 shock is to implement a consistent travel-friendly policy across regions, said Alexandre de Juniac during IATA’s first briefing of the year, announcing at the same time a full rollout of the IATA Travel Pass app in the coming months. “We continue to prepare […]