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Since 15 May, the Spanish authorities have imposed a 14-day quarantine on all new arrivals to the country. An understandable measure, given the trauma caused by the pandemic on the Iberian peninsula, but one that is worrying some players in the travel industry. "Don't make the slow recovery even more difficult by imposing...

Will there be more space in economy class when we return to our aircraft? This is probably the most positive consequence that the coronavirus pandemic will have for passengers in what could be the future configuration of air transport. According to Alexandre de Juniac, the Director General of IATA, the International Air Transport Association...

From Friday 13 March, the United States will suspend for 30 days all travellers arriving from the Schengen area, or who have stayed in this area during the last 14 days. This measure will initially apply to 26 countries, including France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Poland, as well as Iceland, France, Italy and Poland....

At a time when planes are being emptied of passengers because of the Covid-19 coronavirus, IATA has just officially requested that the slot allocation rules be temporarily suspended. This news might go unnoticed by travellers if it did not lead to a probable drain on airlines. Because slots - those...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has done its sums. The outbreak of the new coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) is expected to have a severe impact on aviation activity worldwide, with the epicentre of the crisis obviously being in Asia. The initial assessment of the impact of COVID-19 shows a potential loss of 13 % in passenger demand...

It's all very well for airlines to complain about a mediocre economic climate, over-taxation of their business or the environmental threat posed by the "flight shaming" movement. But the fact remains that they have been making profits for a decade. With profits forecast at 29.3 billion for 2020, the airline industry is set to record its 11th consecutive profit....

Star Alliance has renewed its cooperation with IATA (International Air Transport Association) on the pre-flight verification of travel documents. The system supported by IATA is called Timatic AutoCheck. Alliance passengers will benefit from this system, which will enable them to check in online or at the airport...

There's no stopping IATA now: in the wake of its annual general meeting, the international association is omnipresent, whether it's unveiling a logo for a new baggage size, or explaining the ins and outs of the NDC standard to French buyers at a GBTA meeting. This time, IATA has turned its attention to mobile...

At its Annual General Meeting in Miami, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) tackled a number of issues crucial to the future - and present - of the industry. These included, as the title of the press release published on 9 June indicates, "the carry-on baggage dilemma", with IATA highlighting...

Despite a sharp fall in passenger numbers in 2013 (-11.5%), the Hong Kong-Taipei route remained the busiest international route last year. With 4.9 million passengers, the Asian route was ahead of the Dublin-London route (+6.9% to 3.6 million) and Jakarta-Singapore (+8.6% to 3.4 million). Of particular note was the strong growth on the New...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is worried. Its September results nevertheless show an increase in passenger traffic (4.1%) compared with 2011: insufficient for IATA, which points to a slowdown in growth over the last few months. "The pace of growth in air travel began to slow in the second half of...