IATA Says Strong International Traffic Propels Continuing Air Travel Recovery

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that air travel resumed its strong recovery trend in April, despite the war in Ukraine and travel restrictions in China. This was driven primarily by international demand. IATA noted for its analysis, “We have returned to year-on-year traffic comparisons, instead of comparisons with the 2019 period, unless otherwise noted. Owing to the low …

High Testing Costs Could Stall Industry Recovery – IATA

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on governments to ensure that high costs for COVID-19 testing don’t put travel out of reach for individuals and families. To facilitate an efficient restart of international travel, COVID-19 testing must be affordable as well as timely, widely available and effective.   An IATA sampling of costs for PCR tests – the …