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Global air travel demand 63pc lower in May vs pre-pandemic: IATA

Reuters
07 Jul 2021 19:03:46 | Update: 07 Jul 2021 19:03:46
Global air travel demand 63pc lower in May vs pre-pandemic: IATA
Willie Walsh, head of the International Air Transport Association, attends a meeting in Brussels, Belgium, March 3, 2020. — Reuters Photo

Global airline industry body IATA said that passenger air travel demand remained subdued compared to pre-pandemic levels, with figures showing it was 63 per cent lower in May 2021 than in the same month two years ago.

International travel is much more affected by ongoing restrictions than travel within domestic markets like China and Russia, IATA said.

IATA director general Willie Walsh called on governments to better coordinate between themselves to aid the airline industry's recovery.

"We're seeing a wide variation in the requirements for things like testing... clearly this is causing great confusion in the minds of consumers," Walsh told a briefing on Wednesday.

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