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Passenger demand remains drastically low in September 2020
As a result of a second wave of COVID-19 spreading across the globe, passenger demand remains over 70 per cent lower than 2019 levels.
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Global freight data for September 2020 shows strengthening but still low levels
Data published by IATA for September 2020 has shown that global freight volumes fell by eight per cent when compared to 2019.
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ACI World traveller survey finds half willing to travel within next three months
ACI World's ASQ Global Traveller Survey found that the recovery of passenger volumes is dependent on a multitude of factors.
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COVID-19 testing for passengers to be offered at Seattle-Tacoma Airport
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is now offering ticketed passengers the opportunity to purchase a COVID-19 PCR lab test up to 72 hours prior to travel.
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Adopting virtual twin technology to optimise airport operations
30 October 2020 | By Dassault Systèmes
Most airports are facing challenges around planning optimally for variations in passenger demand and allocating the required resources at the right time and location. The current pandemic has only emphasised this need for agility. Today, decisions must be made faster with greater confidence to meet growing challenges. Airports need to…
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How Keflavik International Airport is using dynamic forecasting to navigate the pandemic
KEF recently implemented a dynamic forecasting solution with unique live re-forecasting capabilities which became a vital tool in keeping operations running smoothly while dealing with three major issues.
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Four destinations added and one removed from UK travel corridor list
After a fall in cases of COVID-19, the Canary Islands, Mykonos, the Maldives and Denmark have been added to the UK's travel corridor list.
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IATA calls for development of affordable COVID-19 testing for aviation
Rapid, accurate, affordable, easy-to-operate, scalable and systematic COVID-19 testing for all passengers before departure will support the recovery of the aviation industry, outlined IATA.
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Re-inventing airport non-aeronautical revenue generation in the post-COVID-19 era
On 5 November 2020, AOE's webinar will explore how airports can adopt digitalisation to re-invent Non-Aeronautical Revenue (NAR) generation post-COVID-19.
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Pre-departure rapid COVID-19 testing facilities launched at Heathrow Airport
Collinson and Swissport have launched the testing site at Heathrow, once again highlighting the three bodies as pioneers in driving travel recovery from COVID-19.
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Muscat International becomes first Middle Eastern airport to receive ACI health accreditation
Oman Airports' efforts to protect passenger health during the COVID-19 pandemic has led Muscat to be the first airport in the region to receive the globally-recognised accreditation.
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ACI World and IATA reinforce urgent call for COVID-19 testing for air travel
The two aviation bodies have outlined that implementing an internationally agreed approach to testing will support the recovery of air travel.
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IATA highlights evidence of low incidence of inflight COVID-19 transmission
IATA has outlined that, currently, only 44 cases of COVID-19 have been thought to be associated with a flight journey, representing one case for every 27 million travellers.
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Gatwick’s new technology has a 99.9 per cent microbe disinfection rate
Abhi Chacko, Head of Innovation and Commercial IT Services at London Gatwick Airport, discusses how deploying UV treatment of security trays will help restore consumer confidence.
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Italy, San Marino and Vatican City State removed from UK travel corridors list
In addition to removing the three destinations from the travel corridors list, the Greek island of Crete has been deemed safe and subsequently added.
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