Slot use flexibility is more important than ever

With regulators now deciding on the Slot rules for Summer 2022, IATA’s Head, Worldwide Airport Slots, Lara Maughan, details her views on what should happen next in light of the emergence of the Omicron variant and renewed uncertainty. What does the emergence of Omicron mean for airport slot use? The knee-jerk snap-back of travel bans, […]

Statement on New COVID-19 B 1.1.529 Omicron Variant

Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General following the recent emergence of the Omicron variant. «Governments are responding to the risks of the new coronavirus variant in emergency mode causing fear among the traveling public. As quickly as possible we must use the experience of the last two years to move to a coordinated data-driven approach that […]