Ministers, Industry Leaders Convene On Air Travel And Trade Recovery Priorities

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The attention of ministers of transport and health for 193 countries will be focused on air transport over the next two weeks, as discussions are underway at the ICAO High-level Conference on COVID-19 (HLCC) on how to safely accelerate the resumption of global air connections to revitalize tourism and trade. Over 45 Ministers and Deputy Ministers joined the first HLCC …

IATA Holds 77th AGM, Tasks Governments To Re-Open Borders With Simplified Risk Management,

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for an end to wildly inconsistent COVID-19 travel restrictions that are stalling the recovery of air transport. It urged governments to implement simplified regimes to manage the risks of COVID-19 as borders re-open to international travel. Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General said: “Travel restrictions bought governments time to respond in the early days …