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2020 Worst Year in History for Air Travel Demand
Geneva, Switzerland, February 5, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced full-year global passenger traffic results for 2020 showing that demand (revenue…
American Airlines Unveils Health Passport for International Passengers Entering US
Fort Worth, Texas, United States, January 26, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The app is for all passengers flying on American’s international routes into the US. American Airlines has become the first US…
IATA Urges Support for Common European Digital Vaccination Certificate
Geneva, Switzerland, January 25, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged all branches of the European Union to support an initiative from Greek Prime Minister…
Etihad Airways One of First Airlines Globally to Launch IATA Travel Pass
Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 21, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association and Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, today announced a partnership to launch the IATA…
IATA: Passenger Demand Recovery Grinds to Halt in November
Geneva, Switzerland, January 7, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery in passenger demand which had been slowing since the Northern…
Emirates Airlines Unveils New Premium Economy in A380
Dubai, UAE, January 5, 2021 / AIRLINEHUB / Emirates has announced that it will deploy its latest flagship A380 aircraft featuring new premium economy seats and luxurious enhancements across all…
Al-Awadhi New RVP for Africa and Middle East
Geneva, Switzerland, December 22, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Kamil H. Al-Awadhi will be appointed IATA’s Regional Vice President for…
IATA Unveils Key Design Elements of IATA Travel Pass
Geneva, Switzerland, December 18, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) unveiled key design elements of the IATA Travel Pass. IATA Travel Pass is a mobile app to…
AN UNRELENTING CRISIS: Passenger Recovery Disappoints in October
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery of passenger demand continued to be disappointingly slow in October. Though one has to wonder why IATA thought the demand…
Leadership Changes at Air Transport Association
Geneva, Switzerland, November 30, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced leadership changes approved by the 76th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM).…
IATA Travel Pass Key to Reopening Borders Safely
Geneva, Switzerland, November 27, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that it is in the final development phase of the IATA Travel Pass, a digital…
MUCH ADO ABOUT THE FLYING ROO: QANTAS celebrates 100 years
Be honest, who knew that Qantas stands for Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services? Better known as “The Flying Kangaroo,” the airline with the iconic stylized marsupial on its tail…
All Aircraft Could Fly on Sustainable Fuel by 2030
New York City, New York, United States, 13 November 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The Sustainable Aviation Fuels as a Pathway to Net-Zero Aviation Report shows that a transition to carbon-neutral flying is…
IATA: September Offers No Relief to Passenger Downturn
Geneva, Switzerland, November 6, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that passenger demand in September remained highly depressed.
Total demand…
NOT WHAT YOU’D EXPECT: WestJet lounge a bright light in dark days
WestJet could use some good news. Amidst the continuing collapse of the global airline industry that has forced Canada’s second airline to cancel service to Atlantic Canada and layoff thousands of…
Ethiopian Airlines Unveils COVID-19 Global Insurance Cover
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, October 13, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Ethiopian Airlines Group is pleased to announce that it will cover the medical insurance including repatriation, evacuation and quarantine…
Research Points to Low Risk for COVID-19 Transmission Inflight
Geneva, Switzerland, October 9, 2020 / AIRLINEHUB / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) demonstrated the low incidence of inflight COVID-19 transmission with an updated tally of…
UNWTO and IATA Sign Agreement to Restore Confidence in International Aviation
Madrid, Spain, October 8, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Ahead of the G20 summit of the world’s largest economies, which includes a dedicated tourism segment, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has…
IATA: Looming Cash Crisis Threatens Airlines
Geneva, Switzerland, October 6, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that the airline industry will burn through $77 billion in cash during the second…
Pressure to Drop Quarantines in Favour of EU-wide Passenger Testing Protocol
Brussels, Belgium, October 5, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / With less than 90 days to go before the year-end holiday season, European aviation bodies have intensified their call to replace quarantine…