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Governments must give a clear indication as to when they will start easing restrictions to allow travellers to book with confidence , Willie Walsh, the new head of the International Air Transport Association, said on Tuesday.
Mr Walsh, who became director general of the global airline industry body earlier this month, said the aviation industry needs governments to be clear about their timelines on lifting restrictions to help the sector recover.
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Mr Walsh also urged global leaders to cut the cost of PCR testing for Covid-19 to ensure everyone can afford to travel, not just the wealthy.
“If I turn the clock back about six months, most airline CEOs were talking about getting moving again in the second quarter, and we’ve clearly missed that,” Mr Walsh said, at the virtual World Aviation Festival on Tuesday.
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