The Department of Transportation (DOTr) was urged to allow more public utility vehicles (PUVs) back on the road to meet the increasing demand of passengers and ensure the observance of strict health protocols in public transport. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) Commuter advocacy group The...
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...
Domestic car manufacturers and traders slammed the decision of the Philippine government to slap a punitive safeguard duty on imported completely built up (CBU) cars and light commercial vehicles (LCVs), citing short and long-term risks to the industrial sector, price hikes, deferment of expansion...
Global passenger demand continued to be "disappointingly slow in October", the International Air Transport Association (IATA) last night (Dec. 8) reported. "This crisis is unrelenting," acknowledged Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s Director General and CEO. Total demand measured in revenue passenger...
Global passenger demand remained highly depressed in September, according to latest figures from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Borders remained closed as COVID-19 outbreaks resurged and governments continued to resort to quarantine in the absence of globally aligned testing...
The business sector has urged the Inter Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to increase the passenger capacity of buses and allow public utility vehicles to operate to at least 80 percent to enable the economy to efficiently bounce back and sustainably recover. This was...
