Global travel remains largely shutdown although domestic demand is perking up, according to latest statistics from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Passenger traffic fell in March 2021 compared to pre-COVID levels (March 2019) but rose versus the immediate month prior (February...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has improved the aviation industry's projected 2021 losses, from $126.4 billion (net profit margin of -33.9%) earlier, to $47.7 billion (net profit margin of -10.4%). However, IATA Director General Willie Walsh said that the pain of the crisis...
Philippine Airlines will be the first Filipino carrier to conduct a trial run of the new Travel Pass mobile app of the International Transport Association (IATA) for flights starting next month, May. In a statement, PAL said it will conduct the trial run of the new Travel Pass mobile app on the...
The extraordinary impact of COVID-19 continued to pull down demand for air travel (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs), which plummeted 74.7 percent in February 2021. This was worse than the 72.2 percent decline recorded in January 2021 versus two years ago, according to the latest...
Digital health certificates may be the key to restart air travel worldwide. Already, Singapore has become the first country to accept the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Travel pass, the umbrella group of airlines yesterday (April 6) announced. Starting next month, May 1, 2021,...
Although the aviation industry's performance in 2020 was adversely impacted by severe reduction in flight numbers due to the pandemic restrictions, flying remained safe, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said. “Flying is safe, although the industry did take a step back on...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) last night (March 17) announced the successful trial of its Travel Pass app for managing passengers' health credentials on an actual flight. The first first traveler using the IATA travel pass flew via Singapore Airlines' and arrived at London’s...
Air travelers are regaining confidence to fly again, accepting the use of travel apps to manage their health credentials but remain hobbled by current travel restrictions. This was the result of the International Air Transport Association (IATA)'s latest poll released last night (March 9)....
Global passenger demand in January 2021 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) plunged 72 per cent versus January 2019, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced last night (March 2). That was worse than the 69.7 percent year-over-year decline recorded in December...
The global airline industry will continue to be in the red throughout 2021, according to a new analysis which the International Air Transport Association (IATA) released last night ( February 24, 2021). It was a reversal of the association's November 2020 analysis indicating that airlines would...
Last year was a catastrophe for both air travel and cargo while 2021 will be "another tough year". "There is no other way to describe it," says Alexandre de Juniac, International Air Transport Association (IATA)’s Director General and CEO in a statement issued last night (Feb. 3). "The world is...
The government has revised its testing and quarantine protocols for Filipino citizens and eligible non-Filipinos arriving in the Philippines from countries where travel restrictions are in place due to new COVID-19 variants. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) This was according to the advisory which...
