The message came from president Joanne Dooey in front of 200 travel professionals at the Crowne Plaza in Glasgow on Thursday evening (9 September) at the association’s centenary dinner, marking 100 years since it was founded.
"We need to see a return to international flying," Dooey said. "The fear factor driven by people in power now needs to stop.
"We need to get Scotland back to business with safety protocols in place which are simple, and more importantly do not cost a fortune, to allow our industry to get back to some normality."
She further urged the central authorities to "remove complexity and bring in simplicity" to support travel and "not hinder it".
