The IATA has announced passenger demand performance for June showing a very slight improvement in both international and domestic air travel markets.
The civil aviation ministry put in place a cap on capacity and fares following resumption of domestic air travel last May.
The Indian aviation market's recovery has been significantly impacted by caps on fare and capacity which have been placed by the government since May last year
Global demand measured in cargo tonne kilometres was up 9.4 per cent compared to May 2019, the International Air Transport Association has said
The International Air Transport Association, in a report published earlier in June stated that Asia-Pacific airlines fared the worst among various regions.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on governments to ensure that high costs for Covid-19 testing do not put travel out of reach for individuals and families
The total demand for air travel in February measured in revenue passenger kilometres was down 74.7 per cent compared to February 2019, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said.
IATA has released January data for global air cargo markets
IATA has said air passenger traffic fell in January
To provide easier air travel amid the coronavirus pandemic, global airlines' body IATA plans to launch its travel pass by the end of March
Global airline industry body IATA warned that the outlook for airlines had weakened since its December forecasts
The vaccine passport will effectively create digital credentials that could be the key to attending crowded events or even visiting countries.
India resumed its scheduled domestic passenger flights on May 25, 2020 after keeping them suspended for a period of two months due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown
"We've actually seen quite a sharp drop-off in bookings, which means that the immediate outlook looks pretty challenging," chief economist Brian Pearce said
United Airlines Holdings Inc. has begun flights to ready Pfizer's vaccine for distribution if it receives regulatory approval, said a person familiar with the matter
Slot rules and their suspension have big ramifications for airline competition and market access for low-cost carriers, which were making ever deeper inroads before the pandemic
The bleak outlook underscores challenges still facing the sector despite upbeat news on development of COVID-19 vaccines, whose global deployment will continue throughout next year.
According to IATA's assessment, COVID-19 vaccine won't be widely available till the second half of 2021
A return to mass travel remains many months away, airlines say
Airlines and planemakers are anxious to restart international travel, even as a second wave of infections and restrictions take hold in many countries