IATA: Marginal Improvements in May Travel Demand

Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that both international and domestic travel demand showed marginal improvements in May 2021, compared to the prior month, but traffic remained well below pre-pandemic levels. Recovery in international traffic in particular continued to be stymied by extensive government travel restrictions. Read more in the IATA Press … Read more

IATA: Fragmented EU Digital COVID Certificate Verification Will Undermine Smooth Summer Travel

At least 10 different approaches among 27 Member States under review ahead of 01 July Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) implementation deadline. Airlines and airports urge Member States to develop online national portals to process and verify passengers’ DCCs digitally, from home (‘off airport’). Duplicate checks and lack of verification tools provided to airlines will cause … Read more