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Geneva, Switzerland, May 14, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to ensure that high costs for COVID-19 testing don’t put travel out of reach for individuals and families. To…

Madrid, Spain, May 8, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that proposals by AENA to increase user charges at the 46 airports it operates across Spain could damage Spain’s economic and employment…

Geneva, Switzerland, January 7, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery in passenger demand which had been slowing since the Northern hemisphere’s summer travel season, came to a…

London, United Kingdom, October 21, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Gloria Guevara, WTTC President & CEO, said: “It is very encouraging to see the door beginning to open to allow airport testing on departure. We have been calling for a rapid and…

Munich (Germany) - October 29, 2018 (travelindex.com) - Metasearch company expands customer services thanks to big data services from Munich. A novel approach forms base for lucrative additional revenue streams. To further enhance customer…

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) - July 24, 2018 (travelindex) - Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, is pleased to announce that it has won SKYTRAX World Airline Award for the Best…

Geneva (Switzerland) - November 24, 2017 (travelindex.com) - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the Passenger Agency Conference (PAConf), composed of IATA’s member airlines, adopted Resolutions for the full…

Geneva (Switzerland) - March 4, 2015 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for January 2015 showing traffic growth (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) of 4.6% compared to January…

Brussels (Belgium) - November 28, 2014 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced a new arrangement to help passengers impacted by airline bankruptcy. A voluntary agreement on behalf of its members flying to, from and…

Geneva (Switzerland) - October 19, 2014 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) partnered with Travel Capitalist Ventures, a leading travel-focused investment firm, to create the NDC Innovation Fund. This fund will support…

Santiago (Chile) - March 27, 2014 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments in Latin America and the Caribbean region (Latin America) to take full advantage of the connectivity provided by aviation in order to…

Beijing (China) - January 17, 2014 - Last year, Chinese tourists overtook their peers from the USA and Germany as the top global tourists spending over $103 billion dollars abroad. As a response to the ever-increasing number of Chinese…

Geneva (Switzerland) - January 1, 2014 - New Year’s Day 2014 marks 100 Years of Commercial Aviation Celebration of first paying passenger flight launches year of reflection on contribution of aviation to modern life. 1st January 2014 marks…

Geneva (Switzerland) - December 16, 2013 - Airports Council International (ACI) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) jointly to develop Smart Security (SmartS). With the MoU,…

Geneva (Switzerland) - December 15, 2013 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced an upward revision to its industry financial outlook. For 2013 airlines are expected to return a global net profit of $12.9 billion.…

Geneva (Switzerland) - December 11, 2013 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released the IATA Airline Industry Forecast 2013-2017 showing that airlines expect to see a 31% increase in passenger numbers between 2012 and…

Geneva (Switzerland) - December 16, 2013 - Airports Council International (ACI) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) jointly to develop Smart Security (SmartS). With the MoU,…

New York, NY (USA) - May 8, 2012 - The first installment of our “The Best Seats In the Air” will be released this week, starting with Economy Class, followed by Premium Economy, Business Class and First Class in North America, on a weekly…