International Air Transport Association (Iata) regional VP: Africa and the Middle East Kamil Al Awadhi told journalists on Thursday that he had had a constructive meeting with South African National Deputy Minister of Transport Lydia Chikunga. Al Awadhi has been on a three-nation African visit and briefed journalists at Iata’s Johannesburg office. Iata, which is the representative body for the global airline industry, has had a number of concerns regarding the South African civil aviation sector. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, the industry had contributed some $9-billion to the South African economy annually. With the pandemic, this had collapsed to just $3-billion.
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