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Iata urges governments to end ‘complexity’ of Covid rules

Government
Rob Gill
24 November 2021

Iata is calling for governments to remove all Covid-19 travel barriers, including quarantine and testing for fully vaccinated travellers as a major step to “ramp up” the recovery of the international travel.

Iata is calling for governments to simplify current Covid-19 rules to make travelling easier  (Credit: Yolanda Sun / Unsplash) yolanda-sun-DTnaUsqrzUM-unsplash.jpg

The airlines association has created a “blueprint” to simplify air travel, which also suggests allowing quarantine-free travel for non-vaccinated passengers with a negative pre-departure lateral flow test.

Iata is also calling for the use of digital solutions to process passengers’ health credentials and for any Covid-19 measures to be “proportionate to risk levels with a continuous review process”.


Conrad Clifford, Iata’s deputy director general, said the blueprint was designed to help governments with “good practices and practical considerations”.