KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments to listen to experts, including the World Health Organisation (WHO), that advised against travel restrictions.

ISTANBUL, Dec 7 — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday said that the global airline industry would return to profit next year for the first time since 2019, reported Anadolu.

GENEVA, Dec 7 — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said takeoff and landing slot rules at airports are likely to be restored soon.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 — While the near-worldwide lifting of travel restrictions has brought relief to the aviation industry, airlines continue to see threats from inflation, the risk of recession, and foreign exchange volatility that could undermine their recovery process.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 — Air travel continued its recovery momentum in October 2022 with total traffic for the period, as measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), rising 44.6 per cent compared to October 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — Passenger traffic for September 2022 rose 57 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) showing that the recovery in air travel continues to be strong, said the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Total global traffic for air travel, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs), jumped 67.7 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in August 2022, showing continued momentum in the air travel recovery, said International Air Transport Association (IATA).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for sustainability and pandemic preparedness at the ongoing 41st Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — Total traffic for air travel in June 2022, which is measured in revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs, was up 76.2 per cent compared to June 2021, primarily propelled by the ongoing strong recovery in international traffic, said the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 — The global air cargo markets showed a healthy and stable performance with global demand and capacity improving in June 2022, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 — Total air traffic in May 2022, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs), was up 83.1 per cent in May 2022 compared to a year earlier, largely driven by the strong recovery in international traffic, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — Air travel and demand for global air cargo markets improved in February 2022, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced the launch of the IATA Recommended Practice Per-Passenger Carbon dioxide (CO2) calculation methodology, using verified airline operational data, to quantify CO2 emissions per passenger for a specific flight.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — Repeated surveys of passengers during the pandemic has shown that testing and especially quarantine are major barriers to travel, said the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Total demand for air travel in January 2022 jumped 82.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) but slid by 4.9 per cent as compared to December 2021, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects overall traveller numbers to reach 4.0 billion in 2024 (counting multi-sector connecting trips as one passenger), exceeding pre-Covid-19 levels at 103 per cent of the 2019 total.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 — Global passenger traffic results for 2021 showed that demand (revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs) fell by 58.4 per cent compared to the full year of 2019, which is an improvement compared to 2020, when full-year RPKs were down 65.8 per cent versus 2019.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — The recovery in air travel continued in November 2021, however, Covid-19 Omicron restrictions are likely to affect the period ahead, said the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Global air cargo markets showed slower growth in November 2021 with demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (CTKs) increasing 3.7 per cent compared to November 2019, which posted a 4.2 per cent growth for international operations.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — The Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) managing director and group chief executive officer Captain Izham Ismail has been appointed to the board of governors (BoG) of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).