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  • Covid-19
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  • Policy

Europe must not throw away the huge success of its EU Digital Covid Certificate

The EU Digital Covid Certificate was one of the bright spots in an otherwise often dismal government handling of the pandemic, particularly in respect of travel policies. Yet even this relative success is now threatened by a lack of political vision by EU states to renew the powers to keep the certificate on standby.

17.01.2023
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  • Infrastructure
  • Passengers
  • Policy

Video Interview on UK Aviation Strategy

We spoke to our Area Manager for UK and Ireland, Simon McNamara, to get an idea of what the UK aviation strategy is about, how it was developed, and what we think are the key parts we support, and also where we have some concerns.

10.06.2022
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  • Infrastructure
  • Passengers
  • Policy

Accessibility - Making aviation the business of freedom… for All

Aviation is the business of freedom. Yet a wide array of individuals with additional needs would require specific measures to corroborate this aspirational maxim. What is aviation doing to ensure this motto rhymes with reality? An interview with Linda Ristagno, Assistant Director External Affairs and Head of Accessibility at IATA.

03.12.2021
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  • Covid-19
  • Passengers
  • Policy

ECA Report fails proportionality test

European Court of Auditors disproportionate recommendations to the European Commission on the rights of EU air passengers.

29.06.2021
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  • Covid-19
  • Passengers
  • Policy

The Four Essential Elements for Successful Aviation Restart

Ongoing travel restrictions are destroying jobs, the economy, and the freedom of movement we used to take for granted. Airlines and the entire travel ecosystem require coordinated planning to restart.

14.04.2021
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  • Covid-19
  • Passengers
  • Policy

“14-day quarantine is the least effective policy” – Options to prevent Covid-19 spread from air travel into the UK

The collapse in air travel demand has hit the UK’s airlines hard, a problem that has been exacerbated by the Government’s implementation of a strict 14-day quarantine on almost all international destinations, and now a complete ban on outbound international leisure travel.

10.11.2020

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