Air travel will bounce back strongly by 2023: Iata
Passenger numbers are predicted to recover to 52 per cent of pre-Covid levels by the end of this year.ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
The Straits Times, SINGAPORE
The Straits Times, SINGAPORE
Global air travel will bounce back strongly by 2023 as countries roll out Covid-19 vaccines and learn to manage the pandemic, noted the International Air Transport Association (Iata).
It predicted that passenger numbers would recover to 52 per cent of pre-Covid levels by the end of this year, reach 88 per cent next year, and surpass pre-Covid levels by 5 per cent in 2023.
The report from Iata and Tourism Economics said that by 2030, global passenger numbers would have grown to 5.6 billion - that would be 7 per cent below the pre-Covid forecast and an estimated loss of two to three years of growth due to the pandemic.
John Anthony17:24, May 27 2021
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Air New Zealand chief executive Greg Foran takes his first international flight since taking on the role.
Borders restrictions should be relaxed for overseas travellers based on their vaccination status and the risk posed by the country from which they are travelling once New Zealand has a safe number of people vaccinated for Covid-19, an airline group says. Airline and airport representatives met with former Air New Zealand boss and government adviser Rob Fyfe and former prime minister Sir Bill English on Wednesday to look at what will it take for the Government to open the border to countries other than Australia and in the Pacific once New Zealand has a safe number of people vaccinated for Covid-19.
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Iata praises ME governments for supporting aviation sector amid Covid-19 challenge
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The Dubai government has pumped Dh7.35b into Emirates airline to overcome the crisis triggered by the contagion.
William Walsh, The International Air Transport Association (Iata) director-general, on Monday praised the role of the Middle East governments to support their carriers to cope up with the Covid-19 pandemic.
“I’ve talked positively about the attitude of governments in the Middle East and their contribution has been significant,” said Walsh.
The Dubai government had pumped $2 billion (Dh7.35 billion) into Emirates Airline as equity when the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country. This helped the airline to better cope with the viral outbreak.