Iata urges African governments to provide relief to industry
Help is needed to prevent delays to the region’s economic recovery and further job losses
06 December 2020 - 19:04
Africa’s air transport industry is set to face another grim year with delays to the region’s economic recovery and further job losses, unless the continent’s governments urgently provide emergency relief to the entire sector.
They need to establish and safeguard a vaccine distribution network, unblock the flow of pledged financial support and systematically implement common Covid-19 testing instead of unnecessary and confusing measures that deter air travel, trade and tourism...
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