SICA: Sector aéreo regional genera más de 1.3 millones de empleos

Antes de la pandemia por COVID-19, el sector aéreo en la región generaba alrededor de 1.3 millones de empleos y más de US$27 mil millones de contribución económica. Actualmente, los países miembros del Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (SICA) han perdido cerca de 157 rutas entre diciembre 2019 y diciembre 2020, lo cual es equivalente […]

Worldline and IATA partner to help airlines back on the runway to recovery

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry and number 4 worldwide, today announced it has partnered with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to give all their member airlines access to a wider range of payment solutions to better serve their passengers. All of Worldline’s payment capabilities and services […]

Expansão dos benefícios do IATA/IATAN ID card a agentes de viagens

A Associação Internacional de Transporte Aéreo (IATA – International Air Transport Association) expandiu os benefícios disponíveis aos agentes de viagens que usam seu ID CARD e a plataforma AgentExperience. Os agentes de viagens qualificados (que possuem o IATA/IATAN ID card) já podem acessar os novos benefícios, que incluem ofertas especiais para voos, hotéis, aluguel de […]

IATA Statement on CAA Decision on Heathrow Charges

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expressed deep frustration in the UK CAA decision allowing Heathrow Airport to re-evaluate and increase its asset base by GBP 300 million. This will enable Heathrow to extract higher passenger charges to cover pandemic losses (2020-2021) from next year. “The CAA has caved to pressure from Heathrow. Consumers will […]

Aviation Industry to provide Virtual Training to Boost Runway Safety

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is expanding the benefits available to the travel agent community through the ID Card and the AgentExperience platform. Eligible travel professionals (in possession of an IATA or IATAN ID card) can already access benefits such as special offers for flights, hotels, car rentals, sightseeing, ground transportation, familiarization trips and […]

Iata apoia reabertura da Europa a americanos vacinados

A Associação Internacional de Transporte Aéreo (Iata) anuncia seu apoio à decisão da Comissão Europeia, que permite a entrada de turistas vacinados dos Estados Unidos. A presidente da comissão, Ursula von der Leyen, anunciou a medida no último domingo (25). «Esse é um passo na direção certa. Dá esperança às pessoas por muitos motivos – […]

IATA: Centroamérica debe homolgar medidas de bioseguridad para viajeros

La aviación desempeña un papel esencial en el desarrollo socioeconómico de la región. Por lo tanto, ahora más que nunca se debe trabajar en conjunto con los gobiernos para facilitar el reinicio de las operaciones aéreas, de acuerdo con Peter Cerdá, vicepresidente de la IATA para las Américas. “Entendemos que la gestión de la crisis […]

IATA Statement on President von der Leyen comments regarding US-EU travel

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is encouraged by comments of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission (EC), that the EU will grant unrestricted access to vaccinated travelers from the US. “This is a step in the right direction. It gives hope to people for so many reasons—to travel, to reunite with […]