Airlines work with WHO on testing system that will replace quarantine
Risk of passengers becoming infected is ‘very low’ as airlines are carrying out deeper sanitising of aircraft
19 October 2020 - 08:33
Singapore/Shanghai/Hong Kong — The International Air Transport Association (Iata) is working to set up a testing system that will replace compulsory quarantine to help revive the airline industry that’s been hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak.
Iata, which represents about 290 airlines globally, is working with the International Civil Aviation Organisation and the World Health Organisation to put in place scalable, affordable and fast-testing systems, said Conrad Clifford, Iata’s regional vice-president for Asia Pacific...
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