Aviation stares at a bleak future with added restrictions: IATA By TBM Staff | Mumbai
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that while it is seen that airlines turning cash positive within the year, the near-term picture is bleak. Instead of a boost from the year-end holiday period, there are even more restrictions. Governments tightened borders in a knee-jerk response to a virus mutation.
Canada, UK, Germany, Japan and others added testing to their COVID-19 measures without removing quarantine requirements. In other words, they have chosen policy measures that will shut down travel, IATA said.
This approach tells us that these governments are not interested in managing a balanced approach to the risks of COVID-19, IATA said. They appear to be aiming for a zero-COVID world. This is an impossible task that comes with severe consequencesâthe full extent of which it would be impossible to cal