IATA lauds EC guidelines on facilitating air cargo ops

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has welcomed the European Commission’s (EC) guidelines on facilitating air cargo operations during the Covid-19 outbreak. The EC has understood the industry’s challenges and provided comprehensive and practical guidance to ensure that permissions to operate

IATA lauds EC guidelines on facilitating air cargo ops
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has welcomed the European Commission’s (EC) guidelines on facilitating air cargo operations during the Covid-19 outbreak.

The EC has understood the industry’s challenges and provided comprehensive and practical guidance to ensure that permissions to operate are quickly granted and that air crew is able to operate efficiently with exemptions from quarantine measures.

“We are in an emergency and the European Commission has responded with speed and clarity. EU member states need to act quickly to ensure that the guidance is followed so that air cargo—including vital shipments of medicines and medical equipment—gets to where it needs to be. Other governments should follow the EC’s example and implement similar measures so that we can unblock the global air cargo networks on which we all depend,” said Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s Director General and CEO.

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