The International Air Transport Association (Iata), at its recent 76th Annual General Meeting, passed resolutions reaffirming the global airline industry’s absolute commitment to the safe and sustainable restoration of air transport connectivity, while calling on governments to help the sector survive the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, reopen borders (using testing, not quarantine, to counter the disease) and assist the industry to achieve net zero carbon emissions. Iata represents about 290 airlines around the world, which together are responsible for 82% of global air traffic. “Covid-19 has devastated the balance sheets of our member airlines and we need continuing government support to enable the aviation industry to restart and rebuild connectivity,” emphasised Iata director-general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac. “Without the economic benefits that aviation delivers, the global economic recovery will be much weaker and slower.”
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