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AIR FRANCE MARKS MILESTONE IN MONTREAL
Canada claimed a small piece of aviation history Tuesday with the arrival of flight AF342 in Montreal from Paris, marking the first Air France-KLM long-haul flight using sustainable aviation fuel – a…
High Testing Costs Could Stall the Recovery
Geneva, Switzerland, May 14, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to ensure that high costs for COVID-19 testing don’t put travel out of…
IATA Supports the G20 Rome Guidelines for the Future of Tourism
Rome, Italy, May 12, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the agreement by the G20 Tourism Ministers to support the safe restoration of mobility by…
Irresponsible Rise in Spanish Airport Charges Will Damage Economic Recovery and Jobs
Madrid, Spain, May 8, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that proposals by AENA to increase user charges at the 46 airports it operates across Spain…
IATA: Now or Never for Single European Sky
Geneva, Switzerland, April 24, 2021 / AIRLINEHUB by TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that the Single European Sky (SES) project to reform Europe’s air traffic…
UNWTO and IATA Collaborate on Destination Tracker to Restore Confidence in Travel
Madrid, Spain, April 23, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announce a Destination Tracker in preparation for the…
IATA and Unilabs Partner to Help Passengers Manage Covid-19 Tests
Geneva, Switzerland, April 21, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Unilabs, the leading European diagnostic services provider, and the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the trade association for the…
Vietjet President and CEO Receives French Legion of Honour
Paris, France, April 20, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Vietjet President and CEO Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao has been awarded the Legion of Honour from the French Government at the France Embassy in Vietnam. The…
IATA and Eurofins Partner to Boost Travel with Testing
Geneva, Switzerland, April 19, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced an agreement with Eurofins to incorporate its worldwide COVID-19 testing network…
Singapore Airlines Migrates to Sabre Advanced Crew Manager Solution
Singapore, April 15, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Sabre Corporation, a leading software and technology provider that powers the global travel industry, today announced that Singapore Airlines has…
BY ANY OTHER NAME: Vaccination passports may be on the way, but will Canadians be…
‘Vaccination Passports’ – loaded words these days. Viewed by some as a threat to “freedoms” by others as the arrival of freedom to travel. Much of the chatter is fraught with distortion,…
New Research Backs Rapid Testing for Safe and Efficient Restart of Air Travel
Geneva, Switzerland, April 5, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments to accept best-in-class rapid antigen tests in fulfillment of COVID -19…
ICAO Recommendations Support Industry Restart
Montreal, Canada, March 23, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council’s approval of the latest…
IATA Travel Pass Successfully Trialed on First International Flight
Changi Airport, Singapore, March 18, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the arrival at London’s Heathrow Airport of the first traveler using the IATA…
Looking Beyond the Crisis Towards a New Era of Personalized Travel
Berlin, Germany, March 17, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Weathering many crises over the decades, travel has always proved resilient, and the industry now has the opportunity to come out of the COVID-19…
Travelers Gaining Confidence – Health Travel Apps to Be Popular
Geneva, Switzerland, March 10, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced results from its latest poll of recent travelers, revealing growing confidence in a…
IATA: COVID-19 Cash Burn Continues
Geneva, Switzerland, February 26, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released new analysis showing that the airline industry is expected to remain cash…
A SHOT IN THE ARM FOR AIRLINE: Fully vaccinated staff a first for Emirates
Emirates says it has become among the first airlines in the world to operate a flight with fully vaccinated frontline teams servicing customers at every touchpoint of the travel journey. Flight EK215…
‘I THOUGHT WE WERE DONE’: Plane parts fall from sky
United Airlines said late Sunday it will immediately halt all flights by its fleet of 24 Boeing 777 airplanes with the same type of engine involved in Saturday’s emergency landing in Denver. The…
Copa Airlines and Government of Panama to Trial IATA Travel Pass
Panama, Panama City, February 5, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is partnering with the government of the Republic of Panama and Copa Airlines to trial IATA…