- February 17, 2022
- Posted by: medium
- Category: International
The nearly 300 airlines that are part of the IATA requested the end of the mandatory quarantines and tests for vaccinated travelers.
The International Association of Air Transport (IATA), which encompasses a good part of the world's airlines, renewed its call to eliminate barriers to plane trips, at a time when Covid-19 cases fall in most regions and many countries are reducing those restrictions.
In a statement, the nearly 300 air lines that are part of the IATA requested the end of the mandatory quarantines and tests for vaccinated travelers, as well as the withdrawal of the prohibitions of traveling from or to certain territories.
IATA pointed out that the progressive lifting of restrictions is already being noticed in the sector, which in two weeks has seen how the demand for tickets increased.
In the days around January 25, the demand for bills was equivalent to 38 % of the one at that same time of 2019 (IATA prefers to compare the data with the situation prior to the health crisis), while on February 8 it was already approaching half of the prepandymia figures (49 %).
"The sales jump occurs as more governments announce relaxations of their travel restrictions," said Iata, who stressed that 18 of the 50 main air markets are already completely open to vaccinated passengers.
The association pointed out that countries such as Australia, France, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Sweden are part of the group of countries that have recently relaxed their entry requirements, while other important markets still maintain them, in the case of China, Japan, Russia, Indonesia or Italy.
"Although there is an impressive progress, the world is still far from the connectivity levels that it had in 2019," said IATA general, Willie Walsh, who insisted that the restrictions on plane trips did not serve to stop the transmission of the coronavirus but had a serious economic impact.
"We must learn to live and travel in a world that will have risks related to COVID-19 in the near future," concluded the manager.