Governments Must Work Together To Restart Aviation - IATA

《Governments Must Work Together to Restart Aviation - IATA》

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the industry lobbying group, says that governments must work together to “avoid the mess that followed 9/11 when governments acted unilaterally.”

IATA’s Director General and CEO, Alexandre de Juniac, said that it “created confusion for airlines and travellers alike. And it took many years to clean-up.”

“We have a small window to avoid these mistakes with COVID-19 by agreeing global standards for a re-start. In doing so, we must build-in measures for continuous review so that we can streamline the system as science and technology evolve”.

De Juniac said there was “reason to be optimistic” and identified an initiative of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) called the COVID-19 Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART). The IATA have also proposed a roadmap to provide governments the confidence needed to reopen borders to air travel.