Stronger Regulation of Powerful Airports Needed to Protect Consumers: IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the European Commission’s evaluation of the Airport Charges Directive (ACD) which highlights the need to further strengthen the Directive to protect consumers. Nearly 60% of passengers in Europe pass through just 25 airports. Many airports are able to charge prices that would otherwise not be achieved in a […]

IATA views flight uncertainty in no-deal Brexit as ‘very concerning’

Uncertainty over what would happen to flight bookings in the event of Britain leaving the European Union without a deal next year is «very concerning», a senior International Air Transport Association (IATA) official said on Wednesday. «I assume you can get your money back. But I have no idea what the rules would be, once […]

Madrid, centro operativo mundial de IATA

La Asociación del Transporte Aéreo Internacional sitúa en la capital española su mayor centro de operaciones, por delante de Ginebra, Singapur, Montreal y Pekín. Madrid gana peso en la industria aérea mundial. La Asociación Internacional del Transporte Aéreo (IATA, por sus siglas en inglés) situará en la capital española su mayor centro operativo mundial. Madrid, […]

IATA close to agreements in revised Single European Sky effort

IATA is "two or three weeks away" from announcing its first agreements with national air navigation service providers (ANSPs) under a revised effort towards achieving its Single European Sky (SES) goal. Speaking at the association"™s AGM in Cancun today, Rafael Schvartzman, IATA’s regional vice-president Europe, says: "It"™s good that we work together [with national authorities] […]

El cielo único aportaría 245.000 millones al PIB europeo en 2035, según IATA

La Asociación de Transporte Aéreo Internacional (IATA) ha asegurado hoy que un espacio aéreo más eficiente en Europa aportaría 245.000 millones de euros adicionales al PIB europeo y 15.000 millones al de España en 2035. El vicepresidente de la IATA para Europa, Rafael Schvartzman, ha explicado hoy, en un encuentro con periodistas, que el espacio […]