IATA has urged the civil aviation ministry to reverse the decision and work with the industry on a business recovery plan
Full-year passenger traffic is set to decline 66%, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said, compared with a previously forecast 63% decline
A four-member team of the International Air Transport Associations (IATA) Operational Safety Audit team arrived in Pakistan on a week-long audit inspection visit
Moreover, the overall domestic passenger traffic was 86.5 per cent less in June 2020 than what was observed a year ago, the global airlines body added
It said the airlines of the Asia-Pacific region will see passenger demand collapse by 53.8 per cent this year in comparison to last year
IATA said the region's airlines will see passenger demand measured in revenue passenger kilometres collapse 53.8 per cent this year
International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released public opinion research showing the willingness to travel being tempered by concerns over the risks of catching COVID-19 during air travel
IATA said Covid-19 testing will ideally be required in advance of arrival at the airport and within 24 hours of travel
A sharp fall in demand and revenue has forced airlines to slash costs and governments are stepping in to infuse funds and keep airlines afloat
Even as the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise globally, various countries have restarted domestic and international air travel, albeit with precautions
"This is a rate of decline never seen in the history of IATA's traffic series, which dates back to 1990," said a press release by the organisation that has around 300 airlines as its members
The ICAO Council on Monday approved 'Takeoff: Guidance for Air Travel through the Covid-19 Public Health Crisis (Takeoff).
He said it is particularly disappointing that the package of $123 billion in government financial aid that has been announced around the world, including $26 billion in the Asia Pacific region
Several airlines have said they are mulling the possibility to no longer sell the middle seat on their flights to maintain social distancing during flight operations.
In the period under consideration, the domestic passenger traffic fall in China was at 65.5 per cent, Japan at 55.8 and followed by that of US at 48.1 per cent
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), however, said global passenger traffic dived 52.9 per cent compared to the same period a year ago.
IATA said many aviation regulators around the globe have already taken the necessary steps to provide airlines and licensed crew with the required flexibility
A seismic shift is underway as the world's airlines reassess their operations and how they will look emerging from the crisis
A seismic shift is underway as the world's airlines reassess their operations and how they will look emerging from the crisis
Airline passenger revenues are set to plunge by 55%, or $314 billion, in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, IATA said