Global air passenger traffic continues to recover as the effect of the Ukraine conflict remains limited and Omicron-related impact on travel is confined largely to Asian domestic markets, according to the latest International Air Transport Association (IATA) data. Asia-Pacific accounts for 27.6...
Air travel posted a strong rebound in February 2022 as the impact of the Covid-19 variant Omicron moderated outside of Asia, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced Wednesday night, April 6. media On the other hand, the war in Ukraine, which began February 24, did not have any...
The International Air Transport Association(IATA), in a statement on Thursday, March 17, welcomed the world's increasing momentum towards re-opening of borders and easing of travel restrictions as Covid-19 moves into the endemic phase - although Asia lags behind. An IATA survey of travel...
media IATA: Omicron restrictions dampen demand By EMMIE V. ABADILLA Travel restrictions in the wake of the Omicron variant hampered recovery in both domestic and international air travel in the first month of 2022, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA)'s latest data. Total...
QU Dongyu U.N. Director-General The current nutrition situation in Asia and the Pacific is difficult in many areas across the region. About 40 percent of its inhabitants cannot afford a healthy diet, and in some areas the fight against hunger has seen reversals rather than advances. Progress toward...
69529 The safety performance of commercial airlines showed "strong improvement in several areas", with zero fatal accidents last year and no runway or taxiway excursion accidents, for the first time in at least 15 years. This was according to the just- released 2021 report of the International Air...
69304 Air traveler numbers will reach four billion in 2024 (counting multi-sector connecting trips as one passenger), up 103 percent over 2019 pre-COVID-19 levels, simply because "people want to travel", according to latest projections from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). "There...
66973 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) this week released data showing growing momentum in the recovery of air travel as restrictions are lifted. First of all, international tickets sold in recent weeks (in proportion to 2019 sales) rose 11 percent. The numbers reflect a spate of...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide support to Filipino families affected by Typhoon Odette in Visayas and Mindanao. In a statement, the Manila-based multilateral institution said on Wednesday, Feb. 9, that it has approved a $2-million grant to support the emergency response to the...
61881 Governments should scrap travel bans and barriers, including quarantine and testing, for those fully vaccinated with a World Health Organization (WHO) - approved vaccine and enable quarantine-free travel for the non-vaccinated with negative pre-departure antigen test results. The...
Overall travel demand strengthened in 2021 despite travel restrictions due to Omicron but it is far from normal in many parts of the world and the challenge for 2022 is to "normalize travel", according to International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director General Willie Walsh. media "Last...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given special certification to two labs for their home-administered test kits, it announced on Monday, Jan. 24. (Photo from Unsplash) During the President's pre-recorded public address, FDA-OIC Director-General Oscar Gutierrez reported that two kits were...
