The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is the global trade association of airlines. Our ~330 members comprise over 80% of total air traffic.
Air cargo demand goes up +13.6% vs July 2023 ❗
🔹 Total capacity 🆙 +8.3%
🔹 International belly capacity 🆙 +12.8%
🔹 International freighter capacity 🆙 +6.9%
Promising year for
#aircargo
👏 with peak season still to come 📈🔜
More ▶️
IATA is disappointed that the amount of airline money blocked from repatriation by the
#Nigerian
government grew to $464 million in July.
#blockedfunds
Our thoughts are with the passengers and crew of
#JL516
, and the crew of the Japan
#CoastGuard
aircraft. The last two days have been difficult for Japan. Our thoughts are with the people of
#Japan
during these challenging times.
We strongly condemn any interference or requirement for landing of civil aviation operations that is inconsistent with the rules of international law.
Details of the event with flight
#FR4978
are not clear. A full investigation by competent international authorities is needed.
A Ryanair flight
#FR4978
from Athens to Vilnius, diverted to Minsk in Belarus earlier today.
According to reports in media a Belarus journalist, that was onboard the flight, was arrested after the diversion to Minsk.
Are you separated from your loved one due to travel restrictions? 🌎❤️
Please reply to this tweet with a photo of you together + how long you’ve been apart. We will use as many as we can for a clip to show the reality of severe restrictions. Thank you.
#LoveIsEssential
The big & small moments with loved ones - they're all important. ♥️
Airlines and airports are working hard so you can
#FlySafe
and be there. ✈️
#ReadytoFly
#LoveisEssential
How powerful is your passport?
The Henley Passport Index by
@HenleyPartners
ranks the 🌍 most powerful passports based on IATA
#data
.
⬇️ video features the highest top-ranked countries 👏.
To learn more about IATA data, visit
🍃 Cabin air passing through HEPA filters is clean from bacteria & viruses, and air is renewed every 2-3 minutes as shown by
@Airbus
below 👇
Coupled w/ ICAO's guidelines, this further reduces risk of transmission in the travel process:
In
#aviation
, we truly love what we do.
Let's support our colleagues around the globe during these difficult times. Pls post a video, photo or message of hope using
#WeAreAviation
. ❤️✈️
Computational fluid dynamics research from
@Airbus
,
@Boeing
&
@embraer
demonstrates that combining the aircraft’s existing design features with mask-wearing creates a low-risk environment for
#COVID19
transmission.
See more 👉
#FlySafe
#ReadyToFly
IATA is calling for the development & deployment of
#COVID19
testing for all air passengers before departure in order to safely re-establish global air connectivity.
Read more 👉
#ReadyToFly
#aviation
#travel
Airlines can’t be expected to fly if they can’t realize revenue from ticket sales. Loss of connectivity harms the economy, hurts investor confidence, impacts jobs and people’s lives.
The Government of Nigeria needs to prioritize the release funds before more damage is done. 🇳🇬
Es extremadamente decepcionante que el gobierno de
#M
éxico abandone la construcción de su nuevo aeropuerto
#NAICM
. El impacto de esta mala decisión repercutirá en las cifras de empleos y crecimiento económico.
#ALTAforum
Disheartened to hear stories like this of couples and families separated.
Govts need to safely ease
#travel
restrictions so we can reunite loved ones as well as rebuild economies & livelihoods!
#LoveIsEssential
#ReadyToFly
❤️✈️
We are shocked and saddened by the crash of
@ceairglobal
flight
#MU5735
. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and loved ones of the passengers and crew on the flight.
One minute past midnight on 26 January 2023, the reclassification of airspace over Somalia and its surrounding region to Class A, will take place after a 30-year disruption.
This will significantly improve safety in the region and enhance efficiency 👍
IATA’s many warnings that failure to restore timely repatriation will hurt Nigeria with reduced air connectivity are proving true with the withdrawal of
@emirates
from the market.
Meet IATA's Board of Governors. 👋 Mehmet Tevfik Nane of
@flymepegasus
, will hand over duties of Chair of the BoG to Yvonne Manzi Makolo of
@FlyRwandAir
during
#IATAAGM
as we continue towards
#25by2025
- a global initiative to change the gender balance within the ✈️ industry.
Compared to other transport modes, there are features of the aircraft cabin that can reduce the risk of
#COVID19
transmission onboard. ✈️⤵️
This combined with the layered health & safety measures will further reduce risk:
#FlySafe
These are some of the faces of loved ones, family & couples separated all over the globe since the start of the pandemic.
It's time for govts to make a plan to safely re-open borders! It's time to rebuild!
@WhoopiGoldberg
#LoveIsEssential
✈️❤️🌏
We want to send out a message to couples & families around the world that have been separated for many months:
We are with you and we will not give up on our goal to
#Fly2Reunite
✈️
IATA is calling on govts to work together to urgently find ways to re-establish global connectivity ✈️ and proposes a 3-point action plan to safely re-open borders.
@icao
Find out more 👉
To ALL employees across
#aviation
sector:
In these hard times, we need to come together &
#StayStrong
. We will bring the 🌏 together again.
Please post a video or msg of support with
#WeAreAviation
. We will share some key ones. And pls share with colleagues! ❤️✈️
.
@POTUS
: Why does the
#US
🇺🇸 ban UK visitors despite the UK having a 5x higher percentage of vaccinated residents than the global average—yet residents from countries with less than 3% vaccinated are welcome?
#makesnosense
#reopentransatlantic
@StateDept
Meet
@YvonneMakolo
, the recently appointed Chair of the IATA Board of Governors.
Get to know her priorities as she becomes first woman to take on this role 👏 👏.
Welcome on board, Yvonne 👋 ✈️
For those in
#aviation
, it’s more than a job. It's in our DNA. ✈️
We’ve been through disruptions before, and we’ll get through this largest one, together.
#WeAreAviation
#StayStrong
Extremely disappointing that gov’t of
#Mexico
will abandon building its new airport
#NAICM
. The impact of this bad decision will be felt in jobs & economic growth.
#ALTAforum
Some countries are opening up to travel by partially lifting their restrictions.
Safely re-opening borders will help countries re-build livelihoods and the economy.
#ReadytoFly
✈️
We congratulate
@YvonneMakolo
CEO of
@FlyRwandAir
for becoming IATA´s 81st Chair of the IATA Board of Governors and the first woman to take on this role 🎉 👏.
Read more ➡️
#IATAAGM
What is air quality like on a plane?
Most modern aircraft are equipped with hospital grade air filters called HEPA filters. See more below. 👇✈️🍃
#travel
On this
#InternationalCivilAviationDay
, air transport is more important than ever:
🔷 To safely restore the freedom of mobility to people 👫
🔶 To move vital supplies & vaccines 📦💉
🔷 To rebuild livelihoods 💼
🔶 To help economies recover by unlocking trade,
#tourism
& more 🌎
Testing passengers for
#COVID19
is the key to opening up ✈️ travel and saving millions of jobs. EU govts must adopt a testing protocol to help families reunite in time for the winter holidays.
Read more 👉
#ReadytoFly
Sarah last saw fiancé Jacob in Feb. as he returned home to UK from
#Canada
. They were supposed to get married in June but he hasn't been able to enter Canada due to COVID-19 restrictions.
It's time to open borders safely to reunite people again.
#LoveIsEssential
IATA has called for
#COVID19
testing for all passengers before departure.
A recent survey shows travelers are in favor of this measure. See below 👇
#FlySafe
#ReadyToFly
More ➡️
We are urging
@POTUS
to lift restrictions on European travelers to the U.S. The resumption of safe transatlantic travel is critically important for our nation’s economic recovery. Read our full statement below.
Solicitamos al Gobierno de 🇲🇽 que desarrolle un plan de transición conjunto para facilitar el traslado de las operaciones de
#carga
de
@AICM_mx
a otras terminales aéreas.
No es factible que las ✈️ ✈️ trasladen sus operaciones en un plazo tan corto.
As governments plan to safely restart air travel, it is crucial to note that there is a low risk of virus transmission on board aircraft, even without special measures.
The cabin environment makes transmission inefficient for many possible reasons👇
👉
#COVID19
has caused the
#aviation
industry to be at a standstill. Governments need to work together to ensure a safe reopening of borders to reconnect the world and their economy 🌐
#ReadyToFly
#FlySafe
This is the largest crisis to ever hit
#aviation
.
Worldwide flights were a massive 70% lower at the start of Q2 and further declines are likely.
#COVID
ー19
👉
Imagine not being able to see your loved one, spouse or family for over 200 days...
Severe restrictions cannot be indefinite. We need to implement a solution involving testing to safely reunite!🌍❤️
#LoveIsEssential
Leaders of the global ✈️ industry are gathering in Istanbul, 🇹🇷 for the 79th
#IATAAGM
.
The event, happening on 4-6 June, attracts the industry’s most senior leaders from among IATA’s 300 ➕ ✈️, govt officials, partners & media.
@flymepegasus
@anadolujet
Sound on 🔊: Watch this video to see the full capabilities that
#IATATravelPass
will have once released.
To be ready when govts re-open borders, we are working as fast as we can with our partners ✈️ to bring this to market.
#airlines
#travel
"Those fully vaccinated 💉should be able to travel without restrictions," said Willie Walsh, IATA's Director General at
#IATAAGM
media briefing.
#Fly2Reunite
✈️
Have you been separated from your loved one(s) due to the UK🇬🇧-US🇺🇸 restrictions?
If so, pls reply to this post with a photo of you together + short decription of your story. We will try to use a few key ones to help convince political leaders!
We can
#Fly2Reunite
safely.❤️✈️
Felicitamos a
@Presidencia_EC
por su decisión de reducir las tasas para ✈️ internacionales que harán más competitivo al mercado 🇪🇨.
Instamos a otros países de la región a replicar este enfoque proactivo para que la
#aviaci
ón sea motor de desarrollo.
👉
Systematic testing to safely re-open borders - this will enable air transport to help 👫people, 🌎countries & ✈️economies rebuild in 2021.
#MondayMotivation
#Test4Travel
#aviation
The risk of contracting
#COVID19
on an airplane remains low.
In a period where 1.2 bn passengers traveled, less than 50 cases were reported where transmission is thought to have been assoc. with flying.
More info ➡️
#FlySafe
#ReadyToFly
IATA stands with
@WHO
and
#African
nations in calling for borders to remain open.
Governments need to follow global public health experts, million of lives and livelihoods depend on it.
#COVID19
#Omicron
.
@WHO
stands with
#African
nations & calls for borders to remain open.
As countries impose flight bans on southern African nations due to concerns over the new
#OmicronVariant
, WHO urges countries to follow science & health regulations.
#COVID19
On Int'l
#ATCDay
, we celebrate air traffic controllers around the globe! We are thankful for your important work around the 🕑 to keep us safe & coordinated in the skies! ✈️🌐
#aviation
@CANSONews
@ifatca
#avgeek
We call for systematic pre-departure
#COVID19
testing to open borders without quarantine.
And while recent news on vaccines are encouraging, "we literally can't afford to wait for the majority to receive a vaccine before we re-open our borders," said
@IATA
's CEO.
#IATAAGM
Urgent support needed! ⚠️✈️
@ACIWorld
& IATA have reinforced urgent call for govts to use
#testing
as a means to safely re-open borders and to prevent the systemic collapse of
#aviation
with financial support.
More 👉
#Test4Travel
#ReadyToFly
Please share: So many couples are separated this holiday & are having a really hard time. Let's try to share some 💕 with them.
Click hashtag
#LoveIsEssential
& pls write a message of hope on their tweets (even something small will be appreciated). Thank you.
#Fly2Reunite
♥️✈️
A new period has just begun in aviation history! We are happy and proud to have brought Istanbul Airport, to our country in the 95th anniversary of our Republic. 🇹🇷✈️ #İstanbulAirport
#BizBeraberOlunca
Sarah & her husband, married 34 yrs ❤️. Live & work on opposite sides of the world but they make sure to meet up regularly. Not any more. Last saw each other in Jan. due to
#COVID19
travel restrictions.
It's time to open borders safely to reunite people again.
#LoveIsEssential
Govts must urgently work together to find ways to re-establish global ✈️connectivity by safely re-opening borders.
"There is much at stake and no time to lose” said Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s Director General & CEO.
#ReadytoFly
Airlines & airports are working hard so you
#FlySafe
.
Govts now need to urgently coordinate to safely re-open borders with pre-departure testing.
#Test4Travel
Thank you to
@BorisJohnson
for setting out a roadmap for resuming int'l travel to & from the
#UK
today!
#Aviation
✈️ is a vital enabler of economic recovery & we are ready to work with the gov't to meet the Apr. 12 deadline for a plan to safely restart air travel.
@transportgovuk
The risk of catching a virus on a flight remains low. ✈️
Infectious disease expert Dr. Bogoch explains how personal hygiene is key. Please share with a traveler.
#coronavirus
#COVID19
#travel
Bans on international travel cannot stay in place indefinitely, and countries are going to have to do more to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus within their borders, the
@WHO
said
This is good news - a step forward to restarting international air travel! Looking forward to more travel bubbles being established when it is safe to do so. Congrats Australia 🇦🇺and New Zealand 🇳🇿!
Ever seen a passenger aircraft converted for cargo?
#Airlines
are taking extraordinary measures to keep the world moving, while their own business is in crisis.
#COVID19
China Eastern sent 1xA330 and 1x777-300ER full of medical supplies to Prague, Czech 🇨🇿 in the past two days.
The passenger aircraft was used as cargo plane and whole cabin was loaded.
Pre-departure testing = the solution to safely open borders. ✅
We are actively pursuing this through
@icao
& are urging govts to coordinate + implement.
#Test4Travel
#ReadyToFly
➡️
Saddened to hear news of recent passing of Capt. Emily Warner. As the first female pilot for a scheduled US airline, she was a true pioneer & leader for
#womeninaviation
.
We salute you and we will continue this drive for gender diversity & inclusion through
#25by2025
.
#Canada
is welcoming back fully 💉 international travels since 7 September.
This is an important step in helping to rebuild the country’s economy 👍
Prior to
#COVID19
#aviation
supported 633,000 jobs & contributed US$ 49 billion or 3.2% to 🇨🇦 GDP.
Safe travels!