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IATA Outlines Layered Approach for Industry Re-Start
Geneva, Switzerland, May 21, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) revealed details of its proposed temporary layered approach to biosecurity for re-starting…
Lufthansa, Special Flight Schedule in Times of Coronavirus
Frankfurt/Main, Germany, May 11, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Many people are dependent on flying for important reasons, even during the coronavirus crisis. Initially, travellers simply wanted to go back…
IATA: November Dates for IATA’s 76th AGM
Geneva, Switzerland, May 1, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that its rescheduled 76th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit will…
IATA Gets New Senior VP for Member and External Relations
Geneva, Switzerland, April 27, 2020 /TRAVELINDEX/ The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Sebastian Mikosz will join IATA as the Association’s Senior Vice President for…
IATA: Slow Recovery Needs Confidence Boosting Measures
Geneva, Switzerland, April 22, 2020 /TRAVELINDEX/ The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for governments to work with the industry on confidence-boosting measures in the face of an…
IATA: COVID-19 Puts Over Half of 2020 Passenger Revenues at Risk
Geneva, Switzerland, April 15, 2020 / travelindex.com / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released updated analysis showing that the COVID-19 crisis will see airline passenger…
IATA Postpones 2020 AGM
Geneva, Switzerland, April 6,2020 / travelindex.com / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the postponement of the 76th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport…
Does Airplane Air Spread Corona Virus?
Montreal (Canada) – March 26, 2020 /travelindex.com/ Traveling by plane doesn’t necessarily increase the risk of contracting a communicable disease more than another kind of mass transit, according to…
IATA Thanks Governments for Support but More Need to Step Up
Geneva (Switzerland) – March 26, 2020 (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the support of those governments around the world that have provided financial…
Thai Airways Cancels Temporarily All Flights
Bangkok (Thailand) – March 25, 2020 (travelindex.com) – Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) announced, “Due to the ongoing global outbreak of COVID-19, several countries in Europe…
IATA: Deeper Revenue Hit from COVID-19
Geneva (Switzerand) – March 25, 2020 (travelindex) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) updated its analysis of the revenue impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global air transport…
Urgent Emergency Support Requested for Airlines
Geneva (Switzerland) – March 20, 2020 (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is appealing to governments in Africa and the Middle East, as part of a worldwide campaign,…
Kenyan President: Travel Ban Freezes 88pc of Foreign Visitors
Nairobi (Kenya) – March 18, 2020 (travelindex.com) – The travel restrictions announced on Sunday in Kenya will lock out residents of countries that account for 88 percent of foreign travellers to…
IATA Welcomes EU Suspension of Slot Use Rules
Geneva (Switzerland) . March 13, 2020 (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the announcement by the European Commission (EC) granting the temporary suspension…
Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok Enhances COVID-19 Surveillance
Bangkok (Thailand) – March 9, 2020 (travelindex.com) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to provide the latest update that the Airports of Thailand (AOT) has stepped up its…
WHO Recommendations for International Travellers in Relation to COVID-19
Geneva (Switzerland) – March 5, 2020 (travelindex.com) – On 30 January 2020, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, following the advice of the Emergency Committee convened under the…
Coronavirus Outbreak to Cost Airlines $30bn in Revenue
Geneva (Switzerland) – February 27, 2020 (travelindex.com) – IATA warns it is “premature” to estimate what the potential losses would mean for global profitability. Airlines in Asia-Pacific could…
MIAT Mongolian Airlines Selects Sabre to Drive Ambitious Growth Plans
Ulan Bator (Mongolia) – February 25, 2020 (travelindex.com) – Sabre Corporation announced a new alliance with national carrier MIAT Mongolian Airlines. The long-term agreement to implement Sabre’s…
Vietjet Thailand Disinfected all Aircraft Carrying Medical Supplies to China
Ha Noi (Vietnam) – February 11, 2020 (travelindex.com) – Stepping up measures against coronavirus outbreak, Vietjet Thailand has sprayed disinfectant aboard all its aircraft to prevent the spread of…
SUNx Reiterates Call for Climate Neutral 2050 Aviation Moon-shot
Madrid (Spain) – January 27, 2020 (travelindex.com) – SUNx, the Strong Universal Network – a legacy program for the late Maurice Strong advocating Climate Friendly Travel, has again called for a…