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UK aviation industry responds to Chancellor’s Budget 2021
The UK's aviation industry has expressed its displeasure with the UK Chancellor's Budget 2021, which mostly avoided mentioning any support specifically for aviation.
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UK’s Global Travel Taskforce meets to plan for the restart of international travel
The taskforce will develop a plan for a new risk-based framework to facilitate international travel no sooner than 17 May 2021, in line with the UK government's plans to ease the national restrictions that are currently in place across England.
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ACI Europe expresses concern over future of regional air connectivity
More than 836 million passengers were lost by regional European airports in 2020, prompting ACI Europe to call for a more supportive EU policy framework.
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One year on: ACI Asia-Pacific’s reflection on the COVID-19 pandemic
Almost a year since his participation in International Airport Review’s Coronavirus Roundtable, Stefano Baronci, Director General of ACI Asia-Pacific, looks back on 2020 and what the coronavirus pandemic has meant for aviation, and considers how this will affect the aviation sector’s recovery in the immediate future.
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AAA supports new report outlining the need to ease Australian COVID-19 travel restrictions
In the face of a widespread vaccine rollout, the report stresses the need to ease COVID-19 travel and border restrictions across Australia and support businesses that rely on international travel.
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Airport slots allocation waiver extended by UK government
By extending the airport slots allocation waiver, the UK government has acted on calls for relief from the aviation sector and ensured that airlines will avoid operating high-cost carbon-inefficient ‘ghost flights’.
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Interview with Luis Felipe de Oliveira, Director General of ACI World
In this video, Luis Felipe de Oliveira, Director General of ACI World, is interviewed by Fethi Chebil, Airport PPP Expert. Together, they discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global airport business; the restart and recovery of the industry post-pandemic; the ACI World Airport Health Accreditation; health passports;…
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European travel and tourism organisations call for plans for a summer 2021 restart
The European Tourism Manifesto Alliance has outlined key recommendations for European Union states to ensure that the industry can benefit from a relaunch in summer 2021.
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Pre-departure rapid testing trial begins at Edinburgh Airport
The week-long trial at Edinburgh Airport will see the feasibility of pre-departure testing in an airport environment being researched in preparation for the Scottish aviation industry's recovery.
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Aviation’s Post-Crisis Recovery Series: Brisbane Airport
In the latest instalment of our exclusive series, Gert-Jan de Graaff, CEO of Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC), explains how quick thinking has been central in adapting to the challenges of the pandemic, and that there is a glimmer of hope for recovery on the horizon.
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Gatwick Airport’s CEO remains optimistic for recovery
Following an unprecedented year of impacted revenue streams and collapses in passenger demand, Stewart Wingate, CEO of Gatwick Airport, has said that he is optimistic for the airport's recovery.
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Industry responds to Scottish government’s updated travel restrictions
AOA and AGS Airports have expressed their disappointment in the Scottish government's lack of a recovery plan or framework for Scotland's aviation industry.
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European aviation and tourism associations call for coordinated approach to recovery
14 European stakeholders have called for coordination on travel restrictions, vaccination certificates and testing requirements in order to support the recovery of aviation.
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2021: Looking ahead on an important year for aviation
Sergi Alegre, Director General of Airport Regions Council, speaks to International Airport Review about his outlooks on the coming year for the aviation industry.
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AOA responds to UK government’s plans to ease international travel restrictions
AOA has welcomed the UK government's acknowledgement of aviation's economic significance, but has stressed that the outlined date for the easing of international travel restrictions will only prolong the industry's struggle.
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