The Iata director general’s comments come after the association reported passenger data for May 2022 showed the recovery in air travel accelerated heading into the Northern Hemisphere summer season as some delays in major European airports continued.
“The travel recovery continues to gather momentum," Walsh said. "People need to travel. And when governments remove Covid-19 restrictions, they do.
"Many major international route areas – including within Europe, and the Middle East-North America routes - are already exceeding pre-Covid-19 levels. Completely removing all Covid-19 restrictions is the way forward, with Australia being the latest to do so this week."
