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Iata boss throws down gauntlet to G7 leaders

Government
Rob Gill
3 June 2021

Airlines association Iata has called on world leaders meeting at next week’s G7 conference to “use data” to reopen international travel and remove measures such as “universal” quarantine for all travellers.

Willie Walsh

The leaders of the world’s most developed countries, including US president Joe Biden, are set to meet next week in Cornwall when UK prime minister Boris Johnson will play host.

Iata director general Willie Walsh said policies on restarting global travel should be “driven” by data as the best way to reduce the ongoing risks from the Covid-19 pandemic and remove the need for quarantine regimes.