The global representative body of the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (Iata), has praised Ethiopia for its support for air transport throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and urged it to continue this. This would, the association pointed out, enable the northeast African country to achieve an accelerated economic recovery. “We congratulate Ethiopia for the positive steps it has taken to promote travel and air service connectivity throughout the pandemic,” affirmed Iata regional VP: Africa and the Middle East Kamil Alawadhi. “This includes accepting vaccinated travellers without restrictions, managing the cost of PCR [polymerase chain reaction] testing to ensure it is affordable and implementing a testing regime which accepts both PCR and rapid antigen tests. These measures should put Ethiopia on a faster track to recovery, not just for air transport but across the economy.”
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