Serving growing demand in the Americas
Governments in the region must understand the value of aviation. Despite a host of challenges—including the lingering effects of the pandemic and political upheaval—Latin America experienced a strong recovery in 2022. Such countries as Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico, which had either never imposed travel restrictions or removed them early on, even managed record years. And […]
Proposed Environment Tax Will Destroy Jobs and Fail to Decarbonize Aviation
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that proposed new environmental taxes in France will fail to decarbonize the aviation sector and eliminate 150,000 French aviation jobs. The Convention Citoyenne pour le Climat (CCC) – a citizens’ body created under President Macron – is proposing a series of measures to curb aviation emissions, including an […]
IATA makes available to the industry, free of charge, COVID-19 information related to passenger ticket taxes and charges
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is making public the updates in its Ticket Tax Box Service (TTBS) related to COVID-19. As part of the efforts to support the industry during the COVID-19 crisis, IATA makes available to the Industry updated information on the reduction of rates, charges and other special payment conditions, which different […]
IATA objects to the manual collection of government-imposed fees and service charges at Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Georgetown, Guyana
IATA, the International Air Transport Association, is calling for immediate dialogue with the management of Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation (CJIA) and the Ministry of Public Infrastructure of Guyana on the implementation process related to the increase in the government-mandated Airport Security Fee and the introduction of a new Passenger Service Charge at Georgetown airport. […]
Cerda calls on Caribbean to address excessive aviation taxes
Excessive taxes across the Caribbean aviation industry are counter-productive, according to Peter Cerda, International Air Transport Association (IATA) Regional Vice President, The Americas. «While there is no denying the budgetary challenges facing many governments in the region, imposing heavy fees and taxes on aviation and air travel negatively affects levels of tourism and business travel—the […]
Barbados Air travel tax not flying with IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global trade association that represents 290 carriers, has written to the Mia Mottley-led Government requesting that it rolls back the suite of taxes imposed on the travel and tourism industry. Regional Vice President Peter Cerdá today said the Quebec, Canada-headquartered body was looking forward to meeting with the […]
Solicitan a gobiernos del Caribe evitar impuestos excesivos en aviación
Los gobiernos del Caribe deben evitar impuestos excesivos a la aviación porque afectan a los negocios y al turismo, señaló hoy la Asociación Internacional de Transporte Aéreo (IATA, por sus siglas en inglés) en un comunicado difundido en México. El vicepresidente regional de las Américas de la IATA, Peter Cerdá, dijo que en un país […]
Latin America and Caribbean must address urgent aviation issues – IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on the governments of Latin America and the Caribbean to focus on infrastructure, costs and the region"™s regulatory framework in order to maximise the economic and social benefits of aviation while accommodating the region"™s expanding demand for air connectivity. Aviation already plays an important role in the […]
ALTA: Proposed Colombian travel tax will damage competitiveness
The Latin American & Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) has spoken out against a national air passenger travel tax"”which would charge a COP8,000 ($2.86) fee for Colombian passengers and COP13,935 fee for international passenger"”proposed by Bogota, Colombia mayor Enrique Peñalosa, who said the tax is necessary for road infrastructure investment. In its April newsletter, ALTA […]
Air Transport Supports Job Creation in Peru, $4.4B in GDP
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced new data showing that aviation and aviation-induced tourism support 280,000 jobs and contribute $4.4 billion to Peru’s economy, equivalent to 2.1% of the country’s GDP. The findings are among the highlights of «The Importance of Air Transport in Peru’» study conducted by Oxford Economics on behalf of IATA. […]
