The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 76th Annual General Meeting (AGM) unanimously resolved to urgently call on governments to re-open borders to travel. IATA is proposing systematic testing of international travelers which would permit the lifting of border restrictions and provide an alternative to current quarantine rules.

Teamwork and collaboration are key as travel restarts. For airlines, this means building efficient interlining capabilities that use the latest industry initiatives to simplify the business, like NDC and ONE Order. This is why Amadeus and Navitaire teamed up with British Airways and Vueling to make interlining simple and streamlined – even during disruption.

New Automatic Border Control kiosks will capture high-quality biometric data and provide greater control over EU admissibility while minimizing wait times for travelers.

ECHO Airport Services, a division of Yamabiko Europe, aims to help airports become safer, greener and less expensive to operate thanks to robotic mowing of their safety areas.

The unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the aviation industry is changing airport security screening. Recent guidelines issued by ACI and ICAO, such as the Smart Security – Post COVID-19 Aviation Security Playbook, outline the need for airports to include health and thermal screening into their operations and overall next-generation digital strategy.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, passenger processes throughout the airport are being transformed to ensure social distancing, reduce face-to-face interaction, and minimise people/surface contacts.

As part of its efforts to support the industry through the COVID-19 pandemic, ICAO has published a joint statement with seven UN bodies.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that passenger demand in May (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs), dropped 91.3% compared to May 2019.