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In a live interview, Peter Cerda of the CAPA – Centre for Aviation, talks with Robert Alvo, the recently-named CEO of LATAM Airlines.

Latin America's airline network recovery is being jeopardized by COVID-19 quarantines and restrictions that do not appear to be easing anytime soon, IATA warned.  Roughly 33% of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean still have quarantine measures in place, which is “certainly not going to help … the industry restart in a quick and efficient manner,” IATA regional VP for the Americas Peter Cerda said during a CAPA Live event. Long-haul international flights to/from Latin America are unlikely to recover to pre-pandemic levels until 2024, Cerda said. Domestic route restarts will h...

In a live interview, Peter Cerda of the CAPA – Centre for Aviation, talks with Robert Alvo, the recently-named CEO of LATAM Airlines.

The CDC had alerted the travel industry weeks in advance of the negative test required on entry to the U.S., which took effect Jan. 26, but the wording of the quarantine ruling remained a bit fuzzy and vague. "Travelers seeking to enter the United States from a foreign country shall be required to comply with other applicable CDC guidelines concerning international travel, including recommended periods of self-quarantine or self-isolation after entry into the U.S.," the order stated. Current CDC guidelines recommend seven days of self-quarantine following international travel with a Covid tes...

The Caribbean and Latin American aviation industry is urging governments in the region to...