The Airports Council International and the International Air Transport Association call for a unified approach to coronavirus checks
The Airports Council International (ACI) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have launched a joint call for a globally standardized approach to conducting pre-travel coronavirus checks for international travelers as an alternative to quarantine measures.
The disruption of the global air transport sector as a result of travel restrictions imposed by the pandemic had disastrous effects on jobs in the sector, which exposed about 4.8 million jobs to danger or elimination.
The two sides called for cooperation between countries to remove quarantine restrictions and resume air traffic, as a unified and systematic approach to Corona examinations will provide an effective way to give governments confidence again to reopen borders without quarantine.
As part of its continuous endeavor to achieve safety and health standards for travelers and all working staff, the air transport community has worked with the Civil Aviation Industry Rescue (CART) Team of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and in cooperation with the World Health Organization, to develop a comprehensive approach to health standards that It achieves safe and sound operations during the Corona crisis.
In light of the resumption of the CART team this week, the Airports Council International and the International Air Transport Association stress the importance of focusing on implementing a systematic and internationally recognized approach to pre-travel checks for travelers that must be fast, practical, accurate, low-cost, easy-to-use and supported by the authorities. Public Health.
Airports Council International Director-General Louis Philippe de Oliveira said: “Airlines and airports agree to follow a consistent methodology for conducting checks for travelers, which helps restore travelers' confidence in air transport and avoids government closures of their borders, as well as removing cumbersome quarantine measures that hinder great endeavor efforts. To achieve a sector recovery.
This approach will promote a better recovery of the aviation system as a whole, including airports, airlines, and the travel and tourism sectors, thus protecting jobs and providing the economic and social benefits that aviation provides to local, national and global communities.
For his part, the Director General and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Alexander de Juniac stressed the need to reopen the borders without the need to impose quarantine laws, saying: “Carrying out regular checks before travel is key to the restoration of global air connectivity, which in turn protects millions of jobs that It depends on the air transport sector. There is no doubt that there are millions of travelers who wish to return to the airspace to meet their families again, obtain a vacation, or even support the needs of their international business. Therefore, we must coexist and adapt to this disease while ensuring the return of freedom to travel in a safe manner, which can be achieved By following the recommendations of the (CART) team. "
De Juniac added: “The experiences that we are conducting around the world confirm that we have effective and reliable testing technologies that can be incorporated into all stages of travel. We rely on the leading role of the International Civil Aviation Organization, which seeks to unify the efforts of governments and agree to implement a plan that enables the return of the transport sector job. "The plan is to reconnect people and economies together. We need to do it quickly, as every day of delay results in more jobs being at risk."
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